Calamaria griswoldi

Calamaria griswoldi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Calamaria
Species:	C. griswoldi
Binomial name
	Calamaria griswoldi; Loveridge, 1938
Synonyms
	Calamaria lumbricoidea griswoldi ; Loveridge, 1938; Calamaria griswoldi ; — Marx & Inger, 1955;

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.^[3]

Geographic range

C. griswoldi is endemic to Borneo with records from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia).^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. griswoldi is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).^[1]

Description

C. griswoldi is a small species. Maximum total length (including tail) is 49 cm (19 in).^[2]

Reproduction

C. griswoldi is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R. (2020). "Calamaria griswold ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T191944A176109821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T191944A176109821.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Calamaria griswoldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ 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. (Calamaria griswoldi, p. 109).

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. ISBN 978-1906780708.
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).

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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R. (2020). "Calamaria griswold ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T191944A176109821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T191944A176109821.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[RDB-2] Calamaria griswoldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[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. (Calamaria griswoldi, p. 109).

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