Calamaria schmidti explained

Calamaria schmidti, known commonly as Schmidt's reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.

Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.^[1]

Geographic range

C. schmidti is found in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. schmidti is forest, at altitudes of 1350-.

Description

The holotype of C. schmidti has a total length of 25.3cm (10inches), which includes a tail 1.9cm (00.7inches) long. The eye is much smaller than its distance from the mouth. There are four upper labials, and there is no preocular. The frontal is five or six times as wide as a supraocular.^[2]

Diet

C. schmidti preys upon earthworms.^[3]

Reproduction

C. schmidti is oviparous.

Further reading

• Inger RF, Marx H (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology 49: 1–304. (Calamaria schmidti, pp. 74–75 + Figure 1, bottom, on p. 17).
• Malkmus R, Manthey U, Vogel G, Hoffmann P, Kosuch J (2002). Amphibians and Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). Rugell, Liechtenstein: Serpents Tale / Gantner Verlag Kommanditgesellschaft. 404 pp. . (Calamaria schmidti, p. 327).
• Marx H, Inger RF (1955). "Notes on Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana · Zoology 37: 167–209. (Calamaria schmidti, new species, pp. 197–199, Figure 27).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. [Hymen Marx|Marx]
3. Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. . (Calamaria schmidti, p. 27).