Calamaria ingeri explained

Calamaria ingeri is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Malaysia.

Geographic range

C. ingeri is endemic to Tioman Island in Malaysia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ingeri is forest.

Behavior

C. ingeri is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

C. ingeri is oviparous.

Etymology

The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.^[1]

Further reading

• Grismer LL, Kaiser H, Yaakob NS (2004). "A new species of reed snake of the genus Calamaria H. Boie, 1827, from Pulau Tioman, Pahang, West Malaysia". Hamadryad 28 (1 & 2): 1–6. (Calamaria ingeri, new species).
• Grismer LL (2011). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Seribuat Archipelago (Peninsular Malaysia) – A Field Guide. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 239 pp. .
• Grossmann W, Tillack F (2004). "Palau Tioman – Perle im Südchinesischen Meer, Teil 1. [= Palau Tioman – Pearl of the South China Sea, Part 1.]". Reptilia (Münster) 9 (50): 42–49. (in German).
• Voris HK, Resetar A (2020). "Robert Frederick Inger (1920–2019)". Copeia 108 (2): 426–429.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]