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Calamaria bicolor DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Two-colored Dwarf Snake 
SynonymCalamaria bicolor DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 78
Calamaria macrurus BLEEKER 1860
Calamaria bicolor — JAN 1865
Calamaria leucocephala BOULENGER 1894 (non DUMÉRIL & BIBRON)
Calamaria hosei GÜNTHER 1896
Calamaria semiannulata BOETTGER 1898: 84
Calamaria pictei PERACCA 1899
Calamaria leucocephala — LIDTH DE JEUDE 1922: 249
Calamaria semiannulata — SMITH 1925: 19
Calamaria leucocephala — MARX 1955
Calamaria leucocephala — TAYLOR 1965: 799
Calamaria bicolor — INGER & MARX 1965: 149
Calamaria bicolor — MANTHEY 1983
Calamaria bicolor — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 328
Calamaria bicolor — INGER & VORIS 2001
Calamaria cf. bicolor — AULIYA 2006
Calamaria bicolor — WALLACH et al. 2014: 135 
DistributionIndonesia (Java, Borneo), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak)

Type locality: Borneo  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: RMNH 68
Holotype: SMF 19413 [semiannulata] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (leucocephala): Taylor 1965: 646


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CommentSynonymy after INGER & MARX 1965. Boulenger (1894) was in error in
placing macrurus in the synonymy of leucocephala (= schlegeli).

Type: The holotype of macrurus is identical to that of bicolor. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin bicolor, of two colors. 
References
  • Auliya, M. 2006. Taxonomy, Life History, and conservation of giant reptiles in west Kalimantan. Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 432 pp. - get paper here
  • Boettger, O. 1898. Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt/M. 2.Teil (Schlangen). [type catalogue] Frankfurt/M (Gebr. Knauer), i-ix + 1-160. - get paper here
  • Das, I. 2012. A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford J, ohn Beaufoy Publishing - get paper here
  • Das, I. & Yaakob, N. 2007. Status of knowledge of the Malaysian herpetofauna. In Status of biological diversity in Malaysia & threat assessment of plant species in Malaysia. in: L. S. L. Chua, L. G. Kirton & L. G. Saw (eds.), Status of biological diversity in Malaysia & threat assessment of plant species in Malaysia. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, pp. 31-81
  • Duméril, A.M.C., G. BIBRON & A.H.A. DUMÉRIL 1854. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 7 (partie 1). Paris, xvi + 780 S. - get paper here
  • Grismer, L. L., H. Kaiser & N. S. Yaakob 2004. A new species of Reed Snake of the genus Calamaria H. Boie, 1827, from Pulau Tioman, Pahang, West Malaysia. Hamadryad 28 (1&2): 1-6 - get paper here
  • Inger, R.F. & Voris, H. K. 2001. The biogeographical relations of the frogs and snakes of Sundaland. Journal of Biogeography 28: 863-891
  • Jan, G. 1865. Iconographie générale des ophidiens. 10. Livraison. J.B. Bailière et Fils, Paris - get paper here
  • Lang, Ruud de 2017. The Snakes of Java, Bali and Surrounding Islands. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 435 pp. - get paper here
  • Lidth DE JEUDE, T.W. VAN 1922. Snakes from Sumatra. Zoologische Mededelingen 6: 239-253. - get paper here
  • Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G. Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag, Rugell, 404 pp.
  • Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp. (ISBN 3-931587-12-6) - get paper here
  • Manthey,U. 1983. Exkursion am Mt. Kinabalu (4101 m), Nordborneo, Teil 3: Checkliste der Herpetofauna oberhalb 600 m ü. NN. Herpetofauna 5 (23): 20-31 - get paper here
  • Marx, H. & R. F. INGER 1955. Notes on the snakes of the genus Calamaria. Fieldiana: Zoology 37: 167 - 209 - get paper here
  • Smith, M. A. 1925. Contribution to the herpetology of Borneo. Sarawak Mus. J. 3 (8): 15-34. - get paper here
  • Stuebing, R.B., Inger, R.F. & Lardner, B. 2014. A field guide to the snakes of Borneo, second edition. Natural history Publications (Borneo)
  • Taylor,E.H. 1965. The serpents of Thailand and adjacent waters. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 45 (9): 609-1096 - get paper here
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
 
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