Calamaria buchi

Calamaria buchi
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. buchi
Binomial name
	Calamaria buchi; Marx & Inger, 1955

Last updated September 29, 2025

Calamaria buchi, also known commonly as Buch's reed snake and the Dalat dwarf snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, buchi, is in honor of French missionary Father Buch who collected the holotype.^[3]^: 41

Description

The diameter of the eye of Calamaria buchi is equal to the distance from the eye to the mouth. The frontal is twice as wide as a supraocular. There is a preocular present. There are four upper labials, the second and third contacting the eye. The holotype, a female, has 221 ventrals.^[2]

Geographic distribution

Calamaria buchi is found in Lam Dong Province ^[1]^[2] and Ha Tinh Province,^[1] Vietnam.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria buchi is forest, at elevations from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Calamaria buchi is terrestrial, fossorial, and nocturnal.^[1]

Reproduction

Calamaria buchi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Nguyen, T.Q.; Golynsky, E. (2012). "Calamaria buchi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192166A2049984. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192166A2049984.en .
1 2 3 4 Species Calamaria buchi 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.

Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Colubrid Snakes pf the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 49: 1–304. (Calamaria buchi, pp. 211–212 + Figure 1 on p. 17).
Marx, H.; Inger, R.F. (1955). "Notes on Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 37: 167–209. (Calamaria buchi, new species, pp. 195–197, Figure 26, two views of head).
Nguyen, V.S.; Ho, C.T.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. ISBN 978-3-89973-462-1. 768 pp.
Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2003). "New Records and Data on the Poorly Known Snakes of Vietnam". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 10 (3): 217–240.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Nguyen, T.Q.; Golynsky, E. (2012). "Calamaria buchi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192166A2049984. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192166A2049984.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Calamaria buchi 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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