Calamaria arcana

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: Calamaria
Species: Calamaria arcana

Name

Calamaria arcana Yeung, Lau & Yang, 2022: 435

• Holotype: KFBG 14611, adult ♂, collected by Michael W.N. Lau on 7 July 2000.
• Type locality: “Mt. Dadongshan, Nanling National Nature Reserve, Lianzhou County, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, China. The specimen was found at between the hydroelectric station near Dadongshan Management Station (24°55’58.5”N 112°42’51.8”E) and Shizi Ping (石仔坪), 800–900 m above sea level”.

References

Primary references

• Yeung, H.Y., Lau, M.W.-N. & Yang, J.-H. 2022. A new species of Calamaria (Squamata: Colubridae) from Guangdong Province, southern China. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 433–444. DOI: 10.3897/vz.72.e84516 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Calamaria arcana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Lingnan Reed Snake