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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Indonesia (N Sumatra, endemic)
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Calamaria ulmeri

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Calamaria ulmeri, commonly known as Ulmer's reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.

Etymology

The specific name, ulmeri, is in honor of American mammalogist Frederick A. Ulmer, Jr. (1892–1974).[2]

Geographic range

C. ulmeri is found in northern Sumatra, and is only known from two specimens.[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ulmeri is forest, at an altitude of 2,070 m (6,790 ft).[1]

Description

The holotype of C. ulmeri has a snout-to-vent length of 28.4 cm (11.2 in), and an incomplete tail. It is brownish dorsally, and it is yellow ventrally.[4]

Reproduction

C. ulmeri is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R. (2012). "Calamaria ulmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191951A2020194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191951A2020194.en. Retrieved 12 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 ulmeri, p. 270).
  3. ^ a b Species Calamaria ulmeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Inger & Marx (1965).
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Calamaria ulmeri: Brief Summary

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Calamaria ulmeri, commonly known as Ulmer's reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.

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