Calamaria grabowskyi

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Calamaria grabowskyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Calamaria
Species:
C. grabowskyi
Binomial name
Calamaria grabowskyi
Fischer, 1885
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Calamaria grabowskyi, also known commonly as Grabowsky's dwarf snake and Grabowsky's reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo in Maritime Southeast Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, grabowskyi, is in honor of biologist Friedrich J. Grabowsky, who worked in Borneo and New Guinea in the 1880s. [2]

Geographic range

On the island of Borneo, C. grabowskyi is found in the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. [1] [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. grabowskyi is forest, at altitudes below 1,500 m (4,900 ft). [1]

Description

Females of C. grabowskyi may attain a total length (including tail) of about 47 cm (19 in). Males are smaller and may attain a total length of about 37 cm (15 in). [3]

Behavior

C. grabowskyi is a terrestrial species which lives in the leaf litter of the forest. [1]

Reproduction

C. grabowskyi is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Iskandar, D.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I. & Auliya, M. (2012). "Calamaria grabowskyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192101A2039998. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192101A2039998.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calamaria grabowskyi, p. 105).
  3. 1 2 3 Species Calamaria grabowskyi at The Reptile Database

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