Oligodon calamarius

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon calamarius

Name

Oligodon calamarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Syntypes (2): NHR Lin-62 (formerly MAFR) and ZMUU 143 (formerly JA).
• Type locality: “America” (in error).

Combinations

• Coluber calamarius Linnaeus, 1758: 216 [original combination]
• Oligodon calamarius — Andersson, 1899: 9 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Oligodon templetoni Albert GÜnther, 1862: 57 [synonymised by Andersson (1899: 9)]
  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.21.70, ♂, presented by R. Templeton.
  • Type locality: “Ceylon”.

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A. 1862. On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 3 9: 52–67. BHL
• Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wall, F. 1921. Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. H. R. Cottle, govt. printer: Colombo. xxii + 581 pp.
• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oligodon calamarius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 June 2022.
• Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Oligodon calamarius  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T177421A127935660. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T177421A127935660.en. Accessed on 08 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Reed-like Kukri Snake

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