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Calamaria grabowskyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Calamaria
Species:
C. grabowskyi
Binomial name
Calamaria grabowskyi
Fischer, 1885

Calamaria grabowskyi, also known commonly as Grabowsky's dwarf snake and Grabowsky's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo in Maritime Southeast Asia.

Etymology

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The specific name, grabowskyi, is in honor of biologist Friedrich J. Grabowsky, who worked in Borneo and New Guinea in the 1880s.[2]

Geographic distribution

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On the island of Borneo, Calamaria grabowskyi is found in the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[1][3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria grabowskyi is forest, at elevations below 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]

Description

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Females of Calamaria grabowskyi may attain a total length (tail included) of about 47 cm (19 in). Males are smaller and may attain a total length of about 37 cm (15 in).[3]

Behavior

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Calamaria grabowskyi is a terrestrial species which lives in the leaf litter of the forest.[1]

Reproduction

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Calamaria grabowskyi is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Iskandar, D.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M. (2012). "Calamaria grabowskyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T192101A2039998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192101A2039998.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 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 grabowskyi, p. 105).
  3. 1 2 3 Species Calamaria grabowskyi at The Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphae. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Calamaria grabowskii, p. 336).
  • Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Calamaria grabowskyi, p. 25).
  • Fischer JG (1885). "Ueber eine Kollektion von Amphibien und Reptilien aus Südost-Borneo". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 51 (1): 41–72 + Plates IV–V. (Calamaria grabowskyi, new species, pp. 50–52 + Plate IV, figures 1a–1e). (in German).
  • Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 49: 1–304. (Calamaria grabowskyi, pp. 129–132, Figure 33).