Oreocalamus hanitschi

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Oreocalamus hanitschi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oreocalamus
Boulenger, 1899
Species:
O. hanitschi
Binomial name
Oreocalamus hanitschi
Boulenger, 1899

Oreocalamus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus Oreocalamus is a monotypic taxon that contains the sole species Oreocalamus hanitschi. [2] O. hanitschi is commonly known as Hanitsch's reed snake, the Kalimantan burrowing snake, and the mountain reed snake. It is found in Malaysia. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, hanitschi, is in honor of German biologist Karl Richard Hanitsch. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. hanitschi is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,700 m (3,600–5,600 ft). [1]

Diet

O. hanitschi preys upon earthworms. [1]

Reproduction

O. hanitschi is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R. (2012). "Oreocalamus hanitschi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192022A2029299. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192022A2029299.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Oreocalamus hanitschi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
  3. 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. (Oreocalamus hanitschi, p. 115).

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