Calamaria abramovi

Calamaria abramovi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Calamaria
Species:	C. abramovi
Binomial name
Calamaria abramovi Orlov, 2009

Calamaria abramovi is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, abramovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Alexey V. Abramov. ^{[3] : 1}

Geographic distribution

Calamaria abramovi is found in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, ^[1] in Kon Tum province. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria abramovi is forest, at altitudes of 1,550–1,700 m (5,090–5,580 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

Calamaria abramovi is terrestrial, foraging and sheltering in the leaf litter of the forest. ^[1]

Reproduction

Calamaria abramovi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Nguyen, T.Q. (2012). "Calamaria abramovi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T193443A2236510. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T193443A2236510.en .
2. Species Calamaria abramovi at The Reptile Database
3. 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

• Orlov, N.L. (2009). "A New Species of the Genus Calamaria (Squamata: Ophidia: Colubridae) from the Central Highlands (Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, Ngoc Linh Mountain, Kon Tum Province), Vietnam". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 16 (2): 146–154. (Calamaria abramovi, new species).
• Wallach, V.; Williams, K.L.; Boundy, J. (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, a division of the Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN   978-1-4822-0847-4. xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Calamaria abramovi, p. 134).