Calamaria mecheli
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. mecheli
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| Binomial name | |
| Calamaria mecheli Schenkel, 1901
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Calamaria mecheli, also known commonly as Mechel's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, mecheli, is in honor of Mr. A. von Mechel who collected the holotype.[3]: 174
Description
A small species of snake, Calamaria mecheli may attain a total length (tail included) of 25 cm (9.8 in).[4]: 233–235
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria mecheli is forest, at altitudes as high as 400 m (1,300 ft).[1]
Behavior
Calamaria mecheli is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1]
Reproduction
Calamaria mecheli is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Vogel, G. (2012). "Calamaria mecheli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192092A2038744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192092A2038744.en.
- ^ a b Species Calamaria mecheli at The Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ^ Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Calamaria". Fieldiana: Zoology. 49: 1–304.
Further reading
- David, P.; Vogel, G. (1996). The Snakes of Sumatra: An annotated checklist and key with natural history notes. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3930612086. 259 pp.
- Inger, R.F.; Voris, H.K. (2001). "The biogeographical relations of the frogs and snakes of Sundaland". Journal of Biogeography. 28: 863–891.
- Manthey, U.; Grossmann, W. (1997). Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster, Germany: Natur und Tier Verlag. ISBN 3-931587-12-6. 512 pp. (Calamaria mecheli, p. 329). (in German).
- Schenkel, E. (1901). "Achter Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums [= Eighth Supplement to the Catalogue of the Herpetological Collection of the Basel Museum]". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel. 13: 142–199. (Calamaria mecheli, new species, pp. 165–166, Figures 4, 4a, 4b). (in German).