Macrocalamus tweediei

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: Calamariinae
Genus: Macrocalamus
Species: Macrocalamus tweediei

Name

Macrocalamus tweediei Lim, 1963: 100

• Holotype: ZRC 2.2174 (formerly IMRKL R57,656), ♂, collected by Lim Boo Liat and H. E. McClure on 2 October 1959.
• Type locality: “Gunong Brinchang, Cameron Highlands, Pahang at an elevation of 6,000 ft.”
• Paratype: FMNH 109868 (formerly IMRKL R54,070), ♀, from the same locality, elevation 5,000 ft., collected by Phang Ong Wah and M. Nadchatram on 10 September 1958.

References

Primary references

• Boo Liat, Lim, 1963. Macrocalamus tweediei, a new species of Reed Snake from Malaya. Bulletin of the National Museum 32: 99–102. PDF

Additional references

• Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt, Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing. 144 pp.
• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Macrocalamus tweediei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 February 2023.
• Grismer, L. 2012. IUCN: Macrocalamus tweediei  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191949A2020001. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191949A2020001.en. Accessed on 26 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Tweedie's Mountain Reed Snake