Macrocalamus

Genus of snakes

Macrocalamus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Calamariinae
Genus: Macrocalamus
Günther, 1864

Macrocalamus is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The genus Macrocalamus is endemic to the Malay Peninsula.[1]

Species

The following eight species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Macrocalamus chanardi David & Pauwels, 2005 – Chanard’s reed snake
  • Macrocalamus emas Quah, Anuar, L. Grismer, Wood & Nor, 2019 – golden-bellied reed snake
  • Macrocalamus gentingensis Yaakob & Lim, 2002 – Genting Highlands reed snake
  • Macrocalamus jasoni Grandison, 1972 – Jason's reed snake, Jason's mountain reed snake
  • Macrocalamus lateralis Günther, 1864 – side-blotched reed snake, Malayan mountain reed snake, striped reed snake
  • Macrocalamus schulzi G. Vogel & David, 1999 – Schulz's reed snake
  • Macrocalamus tweediei Lim, 1963 – Tweedie's reed snake, Tweedie's mountain reed snake
  • Macrocalamus vogeli David & Pauwels, 2005 – Vogel's reed snake

References

  1. ^ a b Genus Macrocalamus at The Reptile Database.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Genus Macrocalamus, p. 327; species M. lateralis, p. 327).
  • Günther ACLG (1864). The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I–XXVI. (Macrocalamus, new genus, p. 198; M. lateralis, new species, p. 199 + Plate XVIII, figure D).
  • Vogel G, David P (1999). "A revision of the genus Macrocalamus (Serpentes: Colubridae), with description of a new species and a key to the genus". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47 (2): 309–332. (Macrocalamus schulzi, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Macrocalamus


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