Calamaria buchi
| Calamaria buchi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. buchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calamaria buchi | |
Calamaria buchi, also known commonly as Buch's reed snake and the Dalat dwarf snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, buchi, is in honor of French missionary Father Buch who collected the holotype.[3]: 41
Description
The diameter of the eye of Calamaria buchi is equal to the distance from the eye to the mouth. The frontal is twice as wide as a supraocular. There is a preocular present. There are four upper labials, the second and third contacting the eye. The holotype, a female, has 221 ventrals.[2]
Geographic distribution
Calamaria buchi is found in Lam Dong Province[1][2] and Ha Tinh Province,[1] Vietnam.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria buchi is forest, at elevations from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]
Behavior
Calamaria buchi is terrestrial, fossorial, and nocturnal.[1]
Reproduction
Calamaria buchi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Nguyen, T.Q.; Golynsky, E. (2012). "Calamaria buchi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T192166A2049984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192166A2049984.en.
- ^ a b c d Species Calamaria buchi at The Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Colubrid Snakes pf the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 49: 1–304. (Calamaria buchi, pp. 211–212 + Figure 1 on p. 17).
- Marx, H.; Inger, R.F. (1955). "Notes on Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 37: 167–209. (Calamaria buchi, new species, pp. 195–197, Figure 26, two views of head).
- Nguyen, V.S.; Ho, C.T.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. ISBN 978-3-89973-462-1. 768 pp.
- Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2003). "New Records and Data on the Poorly Known Snakes of Vietnam". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 10 (3): 217–240.