Calamaria buchi
Species of snake
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Calamaria buchi, also known commonly as Buch's reed snake and the Dalat dwarf snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[2]
| Calamaria buchi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. buchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calamaria buchi | |
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Etymology
The specific name, buchi, is in honor of French missionary Father Buch who collected the holotype.[3]: 41
Description
The diameter of the eye of Calamaria buchi is equal to the distance from the eye to the mouth. The frontal is twice as wide as a supraocular. There is a preocular present. There are four upper labials, the second and third contacting the eye. The holotype, a female, has 221 ventrals.[2]
Geographic distribution
Calamaria buchi is found in Lam Dong Province[1][2] and Ha Tinh Province,[1] Vietnam.
Habitat
Behavior
Calamaria buchi is terrestrial, fossorial, and nocturnal.[1]
