Calamaria lumholtzi

Calamaria lumholtzi
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. lumholtzi
Binomial name
	Calamaria lumholtzi; Andersson, 1923
Synonyms
	Calamaria raveni; Cochran, 1923;

Last updated September 29, 2025

Calamaria lumholtzi, also known commonly as Lumholz'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, lumholtzi, is in honor of Norwegian explorer Carl Sofus Lumholtz.^[3]^: 162

Geographic range

Calamaria lumholtzi is found on the island of Borneo.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria lumholtzi is forest, at altitudes of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Calamaria lumholtzi is terrestrial.^[1]

Reproduction

Calamaria lumholtzi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R. (2012). "Calamaria lumholtzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192240A2060014. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192240A2060014.en .
1 2 3 Species Calamaria lumholtzi 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.

Andersson, L.G. (1923). "Some reptiles and batrachians from Central-Borneo. Collected in the years 1914 and 1915 by Carl Lumholtz". Meddelelser Fra Det Zoologiske Museum, Kristinia. 61 (7): 119–125. (Calamaria lumholtzi, new species).
Cochran, D.M. (1923). "Two new species of Calamaria from Borneo". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 36: 91–92. (Calamaria raveni, new species).
Das, I. (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. 144 pp. (Calamaria lumholtzi, p. 9).
Stuebing, Robert B.; Inger, Robert F.; Lardner, Björn (2014). A Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo, Second Edition. Borneo: Natural History Publications. ISBN 978-983-812-151-4. 310 pp.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R. (2012). "Calamaria lumholtzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192240A2060014. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192240A2060014.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Calamaria lumholtzi 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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