Calamaria forcarti

Calamaria forcarti
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. forcarti
Binomial name
	Calamaria forcarti; Inger & Marx, 1965
Synonyms
	Clamaria stahlknechti; Roux, 1925 ; (non Stoliczka);

Last updated August 31, 2025

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

Etymology

The specific name, forcarti, is in honor of Lothar Forcart (1902–1990), a Swiss zoologist who specialized in malacology and herpetology.^[3]^: 92

Description

Calamaria forcarti 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. Males have more than 175 ventrals, females more than 190. Dorsally, it is brown, without stripes. Ventrally, it is yellow.^[2]

Geographic distribution

In Indonesia Calamaria forcarti is found in the province of North Sumatra, including the island of Nias.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria forcarti is forest at elevations below 100 m (330 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Calamaria forcarti is terrestrial, living in the leaf litter on the forest floor.^[1]

Reproduction

Calamaria forcarti is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Inger, R.F.; Iskandar, D. (2020) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Calamaria forcarti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T192030A176109582. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T192030A176109582.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Species Calamaria forcarti 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). (Calamaria forcarti, 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 forcarti, new species, pp. 184–186).
Inger, R.F.; Voris, H.K. (2001). "The biogeographical relations of the frogs and snakes of Sundaland". Journal of Biogeography. 28: 863–891.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Inger, R.F.; Iskandar, D. (2020) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Calamaria forcarti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T192030A176109582. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T192030A176109582.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Species Calamaria forcarti 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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