Macrocalamus jasoni

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

Macrocalamus jasoni Grandison, 1972: 88

Holotype: BMNH 1967.2283, adult ♀, collected by J.A. Bullock on 9 April 1967.
Type locality: “on track below camp 5 at about 5888 ft, Gunong Benom, C. Pahang, W Malaysia”.
Paratypes (n=2): BMNH 1967.2284, ♀, from “leaf litter on forest floor of summit knoll above camp 5 Gunong Benom, 6500 ft”, collected by Lord Medway on 27 March 1967; and BMNH 1967.2285, ♀, same locality as holotype, collected by Bah Chung on 9 April 1967.

Grandison, A.G.C. 1972. The Gunong Benom Expedition 1967. 5. Reptiles and amphibians of Gunong Benom with a description of a new species of Macrocalamus. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology 23(4): 45–101. BHL

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. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47(2): 309–332. PDF Reference page.
Quah, E.S.H., Anuar, S., Grismer, L.L., Wood Jr, P.L. & Azizah, M.N.S. 2020. Systematics and natural history of mountain reed snakes (genus Macrocalamus; Calamariinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 188(4): 1236–1276. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz092 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Macrocalamus jasoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 February 2023.
Grismer, L. 2012. IUCN: Macrocalamus jasoni (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191976A2023255. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191976A2023255.en. Accessed on 26 February 2023.

English: Jason's Mountain Reed Snake