Calamaria battersbyi

Calamaria battersbyi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Calamaria
Species:	C. battersbyi
Binomial name
	Calamaria battersbyi; Inger & Marx, 1965

Last updated August 26, 2025

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

1 2 Iskandar, D. (2012). "Calamaria battersbyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192125A2043564. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192125A2043564.en .
1 2 3 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.

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 978-9838121514. 310 pp.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Iskandar, D. (2012). "Calamaria battersbyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192125A2043564. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192125A2043564.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Calamaria battersbyi 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.

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