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2 Geographic range  





3 Habitat  





4 Description  





5 Reproduction  





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Calamaria alidae






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Calamaria alidae

Conservation status


Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Calamaria
Species:
C. alidae
Binomial name
Calamaria alidae

Boulenger, 1920

Calamaria alidae, commonly known as the Bengkulu reed snake, is a species of snakes in the family Colubridae.

Etymology

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The specific name, alidae, is in honor of Alida Brooks who collected natural history specimens in Sumatra with her husband Cecil Joslin Brooks.[2]

Geographic range

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C. alidaeisendemic to western SumatrainIndonesia.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitatofC. alidaeisforest, at an altitude of 100 m (330 ft).[1]

Description

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According to Boulenger (1920), the holotypeofC. alidae measures 220 mm (8.7 in) in total length, including the tail which is 20 mm (0.8 in) long.

Reproduction

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C. alidaeisoviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Iskandar, D.; Lilley, R.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F. (2012). "Calamaria alidae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192085A2037964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192085A2037964.en. Retrieved 19 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 alidae, p. 5).
  • ^ a b Species Calamaria alidaeatThe Reptile Database
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