Calamaria lumbricoidea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Calamariinae
Genus: Calamaria
Species: Calamaria lumbricoidea

Name

Calamaria lumbricoidea Boie, 1827: 540

• Lectotype: RMNH 10543 (formerly RMNH 42), collected by H.Kuhl & J.C. van Hasselt, between December 1820–September 1823. [designated by Inger & Marx (1965: 77)]
• Type locality: “Java”.

Synonyms

• Calamaria vermiformis Duméril, Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 85
• Calamaria temmincki Duméril, Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 87

• Calamaria grayi Günther, 1858: 6
  • Syntypes (n=2): BMNH 1946.1.2.17, adult ♂, and 1946.1.2.21, juvenile indet., donated by H. Cuming.
  • Type locality: “Philippine Islands”.

• Calamaria alkeni Bleeker, 1860: 295
• Calamaria dimidiata Bleeker, 1860: 295
• Calamaria melanorhynchus Bleeker, 1860: 295
• Calamaria flaviceps Günther, 1865: 90
• Calamaria philippinica Steindachner, 1867: 514
• Calamaria stahlknechtii Stoliczka, 1873: 119
• Calamaria variabilis Lidth de Jeude, 1890: 183
• Calamaria vermiformis sumatranus Lidth de Jeude, 1890: 18
• Calamaria bungaroides Werner, 1901: 300
• Calamaria bruegeli Mertens, 1924: 158
• Calamaria göringi Vogt, 1925: 64

References

Primary references

• Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg, 1820. 1te Lieferung, Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20(6): 508–566. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Marx, H. & Inger, R.F. 1955. Notes on the snakes of the genus Calamaria. Fieldiana: Zoology 37(7): 167–209. BHL Reference page. 
• Inger, R.F. & Marx, H. 1965. The systematics and evolution of the Oriental colubrid snakes of the genus Calamaria. Fieldiana: Zoology 49: 1–304. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Calamaria lumbricoidea. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 May 2023.
• Grismer, L., Chan-Ard, T. & Inger, R.F. 2012. IUCN: Calamaria lumbricoidea  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T176627A1442600. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176627A1442600.en. Accessed on 28 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Variable Reed Snake