Calamaria griswoldi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Calamaria |
Species: | C. griswoldi |
Binomial name | |
Calamaria griswoldi Loveridge, 1938 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Calamaria griswoldi, known commonly as the dwarf reed snake or the lined reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
The specific name, griswoldi, is in honor of American ornithologist John Augustus Griswold Jr. (1912–1991), who collected the holotype. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of C. griswoldi is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft). [1]
C. griswoldi is a small species. Maximum total length (including tail) is 49 cm (19 in). [2]
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