Calamaria acutirostris BOULENGER, 1896
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Calamaria acutirostris
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Pointed Snout Reed Snake |
| Synonym | Calamaria acutirostris BOULENGER 1896: 394 Calamaria acutirostris — MARX & INGER 1955 Calamaria acutirostris — INGER & MARX 1965: 73 Calamaria acutirostris — INGER & VORIS 2001 Calamaria acutirostris — WALLACH et al. 2014: 134 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (SW Sulawesi) Type locality: Loca , Mt. Bonthain, Celebes |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: NMBA (Basel) 1686 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Maxillary teeth unmodified; third and fourth supralabials entering orbit; mental touching anterior chin shields; second pair of chin shields not meeting in midline (Inger & Marx 1965: 73). Description. Rostral higher than wide or as wide as high, scarcely visible from above; prefrontal subequal to frontal, touching first 3 supralabials; frontal hexagonal, 2.75 to 3.5 times width of supraocular, about 2/3 length of parietal; parietal 1.5 times length of prefrontal; paraparietal surrounded by 6 shields and scales; nasal slightly smaller than postocular and larger than preocular; preocular present, neither ocular as high as eye; eye less than or equal to eye-mouth distance; 5 supralabials, third and fourth entering orbit, fifth the largest, first smallest, next 3 subequal; mental triangular, touching anterior chin shields; 5 infralabials, first 3 touching anterior chin shields; posterior pair of chin shields not meeting in midline; 4 gulars in midline between anterior chin shields and first ventral (Inger & Marx 1965: 73). Body thickness index 0.013-0.070 (10 specimens); tail thick, either tapering gradually or abruptly near end to a point; dorsal scales reduce to 4 rows on tail opposite first to sixth subcaudal anterior to terminal scute. Hemipenis forked opposite fifth to seventh subcaudal, retractor muscle beginning opposite ninth to twelfth subcaudal, sulcus bifurcate, calyces smooth (5 specimens). Cloaca of female bilobed (2) or bulbous (1). Teeth: Ten to 12 unmodified maxillary teeth (9 specimens). Ventrals: males, 148-162 (mean 154.6; N=18); females, 163-174 (mean 167.6; N=16). Subcaudals: males, 20-24 (mean 21.5; N=18); females, 13-17 (mean 15.2; N=16). Total length: males, 138-415 mm.; females, 150-447 mm. Ratio of tail to total length: males, 0.086-0.111 (mean 0.094; N=17); females, 0.057-0.069 (mean 0.063; N=16). Coloration: reddish brown above without markings; dorsal scales without network; head dark brown above; dark pigment ending on a more or less oblique line on supralabials, usually reaching lower edge of anterior supralabials; underside of head yellow with dark spots on anterior infralabials and chin shields; ventrals yellow, usually with a brownish speckling across their anterior edges; subcaudals yellow, edged with brown (Inger & Marx 1965: 73). |
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| Etymology | Named after Latin “acuere” = sharp, or “acutus” = sharpened, pointed, or “acumen” = tip, or “acus” = needle; “rostrum” = beak, proboscis, or trunk. |
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