Calamaria melanota JAN, 1862

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Calamaria linnaei var. melanota JAN 1862 Calamaria linnaei var. gastrogramma JAN 1862 Calamaria benjaminsi EDELING 1864 Calamaria melanota — BOULENGER 1894 Calamaria electa BARBOUR 1927 Calamaria melanota — INGER & MARX 1965: 198 Calamaria melanota — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 329 Calamaria melanota — INGER & VORIS 2001 Calamaria melanota — WALLACH et al. 2014: 140
Distribution	Indonesia (Borneo, Karimunjawa), Malaysia (Sarawak) Type locality: unknown fide MARX 1955
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: RMNH (existence and type status unclear fide Esther Dondorp, pers. comm. 28 Jan 2019) Holotype: MCZ 22650 [electa]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Maxillary teeth modified; second and third supralabials entering orbit; preocular present; mental touching anterior chin shields; each ventral transversely divided into a dark anterior half and a light posterior half; tail tapered in posterior half. (INGER & MARX 1965: 199) 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 2036 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Synonymy after INGER & MARX 1965.
Etymology	Named after Greek melanos (μέλανος), black + Greek notos (νοτος), back, dorsum.
References	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 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. & H. MARX 1965. The systematics and evolution of the oriental colubrid snakes of the genus Calamaria. Fieldiana: Zoology 49: 1-304. - 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. 1862. Enumerazione sistematico delle specie d'ofidi del gruppo Calamaridae. Arch. Zool., Anat. Fisiol., 2: 1-76. - get paper here Jan, G. 1865. Iconographie générale des ophidiens. 10. Livraison. J.B. Bailière et Fils, Paris - get paper here Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp. (ISBN 3-931587-12-6) - get paper here SIDIK, IRVAN; DADANG R. SUBASLI, SUTIMAN B. SUMITRO, NASHI WIDODO, NIA KURNIAWAN 2018. First record of the Genus Calamaria (Squamata: Colubridae: Calamariinae) from Karimunjawa Island, Indonesia: Morphology and systematic. BIODIVERSITAS 19 (3): 912-917 - 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) 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.
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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