Calamaria griswoldi explained

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 Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, griswoldi, is in honor of American ornithologist John Augustus Griswold Jr. (1912–1991), who collected the holotype.^[1]

Geographic range

C. griswoldi is endemic to Borneo with records from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. griswoldi is forest, at altitudes of .

Description

C. griswoldi is a small species. Maximum total length (including tail) is 49cm (19inches).

Reproduction

C. griswoldi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. .
• Loveridge A (1938). "New Snakes of the Genera Calamaria, Bungarus, and Trimeresurus from Mount Kinabalu, North Borneo". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 51: 43–46. (Calamaria lumbricoidea griswoldi, new subspecies, pp. 43–44).
• Marx H, Inger RF (1955). "Notes on Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana Zoology 37 (7): 167–209. (Calamaria griswoldi, new status, pp. 183–185).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]