Calamaria ulmeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Calamaria |
Species: | C. ulmeri |
Binomial name | |
Calamaria ulmeri Sackett, 1940 | |
Calamaria ulmeri, commonly known as Ulmer's reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.
The specific name, ulmeri, is in honor of American mammalogist Frederick A. Ulmer, Jr. (1892–1974). [2]
C. ulmeri is found in northern Sumatra, and is only known from two specimens. [1] [3]
The preferred natural habitat of C. ulmeri is forest, at an altitude of 2,070 m (6,790 ft). [1]
The holotype of C. ulmeri has a snout-to-vent length of 28.4 cm (11.2 in), and an incomplete tail. It is brownish dorsally, and it is yellow ventrally. [4]
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