Calamaria grabowskyi, also known commonly as Grabowsky's dwarf snake and Grabowsky's reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo in Maritime Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. grabowskyi
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| Calamaria grabowskyi Fischer, 1885
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Etymology
editThe specific name, grabowskyi, is in honor of biologist Friedrich J. Grabowsky, who worked in Borneo and New Guinea in the 1880s.[2]
Geographic range
editOn the island of Borneo, C. grabowskyi is found in the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[1][3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. grabowskyi is forest, at altitudes below 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]
Description
editFemales of C. grabowskyi may attain a total length (including tail) of about 47 cm (19 in). Males are smaller and may attain a total length of about 37 cm (15 in).[3]
Behavior
editC. grabowskyi is a terrestrial species which lives in the leaf litter of the forest.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c Species Calamaria grabowskyi at The Reptile Database
Further reading
edit- 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).
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