Calamaria eiselti

Calamaria eiselti
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. eiselti
Binomial name
	Calamaria eiselti; Inger & Marx, 1965

Last updated August 29, 2025

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

Etymology

The specific name, eiselti, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Josef Eiselt.^[3]^: 81

Description

Calamaria eiselti exhibits the following diagnostic characters. The mental is in contact with the anterior chin shields. A preocular is present. The third and fourth upper labials are in contact with the eye. Ventrally, on the posterior half of the body, it is black with yellow dots. Ventrally, the tail is yellow with 1–3 black crossbars, which may be incomplete.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria eiselti is forest.^[1]

Behavior

Calamaria eiselti is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

Calamaria eiselti is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Vogel, G. (2012). "Calamaria eiselti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192139A2046041. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192139A2046041.en .
1 2 3 Species Calamaria eiselti 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.

Gemel, R.; Gassner, G.; Schweiger, S. (2019). "Katalog der Typen der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien – 2018 ". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien. Serie B, Botanik und Zoologie. 121: 33–248. (Calmaria eiselti, p. 172). (in German, with an abstract in English).
Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 49: 1–304. (Calamaria eiselti, new species, pp. 175–177, Figure 47).
Inger, R.F.; Voris, H.K. (2001). "The biogeographical relations of the frogs and snakes of Sundaland". Journal of Biogeography. 28: 863–891.
Tiedemann, F.; Grillitsch, H.; Cabela, A.; Gemel, R. (2002). "Obituary: Dr. Josef Eiselt, 3 May 1912 – 25 July 2001". Amphibia-Reptilia. 23 (1): 125–128.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Vogel, G. (2012). "Calamaria eiselti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192139A2046041. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192139A2046041.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Calamaria eiselti 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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