Oreocalamus hanitschi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: |
Oreocalamus Boulenger, 1899 |
Species: | O. hanitschi
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Binomial name | |
Oreocalamus hanitschi Boulenger, 1899
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Oreocalamus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus Oreocalamus is a monotypic taxon that contains the sole species Oreocalamus hanitschi. [2] O. hanitschi is commonly known as Hanitsch's reed snake, the Kalimantan burrowing snake, and the mountain reed snake. It is found in Malaysia. [1] [2]
The specific name, hanitschi, is in honor of German biologist Karl Richard Hanitsch. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of O. hanitschi is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,700 m (3,600–5,600 ft). [1]
O. hanitschi preys upon earthworms. [1]
O. hanitschi is oviparous. [2]
Oreocalamus hanitschi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: |
Oreocalamus Boulenger, 1899 |
Species: | O. hanitschi
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Binomial name | |
Oreocalamus hanitschi Boulenger, 1899
|
Oreocalamus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus Oreocalamus is a monotypic taxon that contains the sole species Oreocalamus hanitschi. [2] O. hanitschi is commonly known as Hanitsch's reed snake, the Kalimantan burrowing snake, and the mountain reed snake. It is found in Malaysia. [1] [2]
The specific name, hanitschi, is in honor of German biologist Karl Richard Hanitsch. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of O. hanitschi is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,700 m (3,600–5,600 ft). [1]
O. hanitschi preys upon earthworms. [1]
O. hanitschi is oviparous. [2]