Macrocalamus gentingensis

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 gentingensis

Name

Macrocalamus gentingensis Yaakob & Lim, 2002: 83

• Holotype: ZRC 2.5062 (formerly DWNP.R.0037), adult ♀, collected by Oh Kim Sang in June 2001.
• Type locality: “Genting Highlands, about 32 km north-east of Kuala Lumpur, in the vicinity of the water pump at 1181 min elevation, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (03°26’N, 101°47’E)”.
• Paratypes (n=4): DWNP.R.0038, ♂, DWNP.R.0040, ♂, DWNP.R.0028, ♀, and DWNP.R.0093, ♀, from the same type locality as holotype, collected by Oh Kim Sang between April and October 2001.

References

Primary references

• Yaakob, N.S. & Lim, B.L. 2002. A new species of mountain reed snake, Macrocalamus gentingensis, from Genting Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Hamadryad 27(1): 83–89. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Quah, E.S.H., Grismer, L.L., Lim, K.K.P., Shahrul Anuar, M.S. & Chan, K.O. 2020. A taxonomic revision of Asthenodipsas malaccana Peters, 1864 (Squamata: Pareidae) with a description of a new species from Borneo. Zootaxa 4729(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4729.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Macrocalamus gentingensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 February 2023.
• Grismer, L. 2012. IUCN: Macrocalamus gentingensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192048A2033020. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192048A2033020.en. Accessed on 26 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Genting Mountain Reed Snake