Calamaria hilleniusi

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Calamaria hilleniusi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Calamaria
Species:
C. hilleniusi
Binomial name
Calamaria hilleniusi
Inger & Marx, 1965

Calamaria hilleniusi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, hilleniusi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Dick Hillenius.[2]

Geographic range

C. hilleniusi is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. hillenius is forest.[1]

Behavior

C. hilleniusi is terrestrial and semi-fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

C. hilleniusi is oviparous.[3]

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