Calamaria battersbyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. battersbyi
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Calamaria battersbyi, also known commonly as Battersby's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, battersbyi, is in honor of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby.[3]: 19
Description
Calamaria battersbyi exhibits the following diagnostic characters. The mental contacts the anterior chin shields. A preocular is present. Each ventral has a dark anterior half and a light posterior half.[2]
Behavior
Calamaria battersbyi is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
Calamaria battersbyi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Iskandar, D. (2012). "Calamaria battersbyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T192125A2043564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192125A2043564.en.
- ^ a b c Species Calamaria battersbyi at The Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Das, I. (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. 144 pp. (Calamaria battersbyi, p. 9).
- Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 49: 1–304. (Calamaria battersbyi, new species, pp. 208–209).
- Inger, R.F.; Voris, H.K. (2001). "The biogeographical relations of the frogs and snakes of Sundaland". Journal of Biogeography. 28 (7): 863–891. Bibcode:2001JBiog..28..863I. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00580.x.
- Stuebing, Robert B.; Inger, Robert F.; Lardner, Björn (2014). A Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo, Second Edition. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications. ISBN 978-983-812-151-4. 310 pp.