Calamaria nebulosa LEE, 2021
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Calamaria nebulosa
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Clouded Reed Snake |
| Synonym | Calamaria nebulosa LEE 2021 Calamaria yunnanensis – STUART & HEATWOLE, 2008 Calamaria yunnanensis – QUAH et al., 2008 (in part) Calamaria cf. yunnanensis – WEINELL et al. 2021 Calamaria nebulosa — ZHANG et al. 2025 |
| Distribution | Laos (Phongsaly Province) Type locality: Laos, Phongsaly Province, Phongsaly District, on the mountainous road to Udomxai [= Oudomxai] about 25 km from Phongsaly City (21º29’N, 102º12’E; ~1000 meters above sea level) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (presumed, fide Lee, 2021) |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 258666 (field tag: HKV 64382), an adult female collected dead on road (DOR) by Mr. Bounthavy Phommachanh on 6 October 1999. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Calamaria distinguished from all other members of the genus from mainland Southeast Asia by having the following combination of morphological characters: (1) rostral wider than high; (2) portion of rostral scale visible from above approximately half the length of the prefrontal suture; (3) six scales and shields surrounding the paraparietal scale; (4) absence of a preocular scale; (5) four supralabials, with the second and third touching the eye; (6) five infralabials, the first pair separating the mental scale from the anterior chin shields; (7) 179 ventrals and three gular scales; (8) 22 paired subcaudals; (9) dorsal color pattern in preservative bluish-gray with five indistinct dark-brown longitudinal stripes; (10) ventral surface of tail in preservative uniform yellow, immaculate; and (11) absence of a distinct white nuchal collar posterior to the head. (Lee, 2021) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 7141 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar Species: Calamaria yunnanensis CHERNOV, 1962. Distribution: Presumably has a wider distribution extending across northern Laos, northern Thailand, southern Yunnan Province, China and perhaps also Vietnam. Conservation: Recommended IUCN status: Data Deficient fide. Lee, 2021. |
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