Calamaria brongersmai

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Calamaria brongersmai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Calamaria
Species:
C. brongersmai
Binomial name
Calamaria brongersmai
Inger & Marx, 1965

Calamaria brongersmai, also known commonly as Brongersma's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family, Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, bongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma. [3] : 39 

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria brongersmai is forest, at elevations from sea level to 600 m (2,000 ft). [1]

Behavior

Calamaria brongersmai is terrestrial. [1]

Reproduction

Calamaria brongersmai is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gillespie, G. (2021). "Calamaria brongersmai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T104837113A104853925. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104837113A104853925.en .
  2. 1 2 Species Calamaria brongersmai 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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