- Animals
- ›Chordates
- ›Vertebrates
- ›Reptiles
- ›Snakes and Lizards
- ›Snakes
- ›Colubrid Snakes
- ›Reed Snakes
- ›Calamaria
Calamaria andersoni
Calamaria andersoni, also known commonly as Anderson's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to China.
From the article Calamaria andersoni on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Dorsally, Calamaria andersoni is brown, with indistinct narrow black stripes on the flanks. Underside of the head possess a light yellow coloration with brownish flecks on the infra-labials and chin shields. It has four upper labials, the second and third touching the eye. It has one preocular. The mental is not in contact with the anterior chin shields. The dorsal scales are arranged in 13 rows throughout the length of the body. The holotype, a male, has 171 ventrals, and 23 subcaudals.
In human culture
The specific name, andersoni, is in honor of Scottish zoologist John Anderson (1833–1900).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Calamaria andersoni in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 797603.