Liopeltis calamaria

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: Liopeltis
Species: Liopeltis calamaria

Name

Liopeltis calamaria (Günther, 1858)

• Syntypes (n=2): BMNH 1946.1.21.64, two ♂,presented by Zoological Socity of London.
• Type locality: “Ceylon [=Sri Lanka]”.

Combinations

• Cyclophis calamaria Günther, 1858: 250 [original combination]
• Ablabes calamaria — Boulenger, 1890 [subsequent combination]
• Liopeltis calamaria — Wall, 1921: 251 [subsequent combination]
• Opheodrys calamaria — Constable, 1949 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Homalosoma baliolum Jan, 1862
• Cyclophis nasalis Günther, 1864

References

Primary references

• 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

• Wall, Frank 1921. Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. (H. R. Cottle, govt. printer), Colombo. xxii, 581 pages.
• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Liopeltis calamaria. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 May 2023.
• Ganesh, S.R. & Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Liopeltis calamaria  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172596A1348749. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172596A1348749.en. Accessed on 31 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Calamaria Reed Snake