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Taxonomy of the genus Calamaria Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Calamaria (Oriental Reed Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Calamaria in general

Chernov, S.A. 1962. On one still unknown snake of the genus Calamaria. (Scientific results of the Chinese-Soviet expeditions in 1955-1957 to south western China). Trad. zool. Inst. Leningrad 80: 382-384.

Hoser, R.T. 2012. A division of the Asian Reed Snakes, genus Calamaria Boie, 1827 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Calamariinae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13: 61-64.

Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. 1965. The systematics and evolution of the Oriental colubrid snakes of the genus Calamaria. Fieldiana Zoology 49: 1-304.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Direction 30. Determination of the gender to be attributed to the names of fifty-seven genera of fishes, cyclostomes, reptiles and amphibia placed on the "Official List of Generic Names in Zoology" in the period up to the end of 1936. Opinions of the International Committee on Zoological Nomenclature 1C: 287-298.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2008. Opinion 2196 (Case 3557). Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): usage conserved by designation of C. linnaei H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65(1): 79-80.

Marx, H.; Inger, R.F. 1955. Notes on snakes of the genus Calamaria. Fieldiana Zoology 37: 167-209.

Savage, J.M. 2015. What are the correct family names for the taxa that include the snake general Xenodermus, Pareas, and Calamaria? Herpetological Review 46(4): 664-665.

Savage, J.M.; Myers, C.W. 2006. Case 3357. Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation of usage by designation of C. linnaei H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 63(4): 267-271.

Stiles, C.W. 1924. Nomina conservanda. Science (New York) 60: 384-385.

Toriba, M. 2009. [Application of the generic name Calamaria to the reed snakes]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2009(2): 191.

Vogt, T. 1925. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Schlangengattung Calamaria. Zoologischer Anzeiger 62(3-4): 64-65.

Calamaria abramovi

Orlov, N.L. 2009. A new species of the genus Calamaria (Squamata: Ophidia: Colubridae) from the Central Highlands (Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, Ngoc Linh mountain, Kon Tum province), Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(2): 146-154.

Calamaria albiventer

Quah, E.S.H.; Lim, K.K.P.; Leong, E.H.H.; Anuar, S. 2018. Identification and a new record from Penang Island of the rare Red-bellied Reed Snake (Calamaria albiventer) (Gray, 1835) (Serpentes: Calamariinae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66: 486–493.

Calamaria andersoni

Yang, J.H.; Zheng, X. 2018. A new species of the genus Calamaria (Squamata: Colubridae) from Yunnan province, China. Copeia 106(3): 485-491.

Calamaria banggaiensis

Koch, A.; Arida, E.; McGuire, J.A.; Iskandar, D.T.; Böhme, W. 2009. A new species of Calamaria (Squamata: Colubridae) similar to C. ceramensis de Rooij, 1913, from the Banggai Islands, east of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Zootaxa 2196: 19-30.

Calamaria bitorques

Gaulke, M.; Vogel, G. 2005. Verbreitungsnachweis und Längenrekord für Calamaria bitorques Peters, 1872. Sauria (Berlin) 27(1): 19-23.

Calamaria borneensis

Holtzinger-Tenever, H. 1916. Calamaria borneensis Blkr. nov. subsp. Zoologischer Anzeiger 48: 33-34.

Calamaria buchi

Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2003. New records and data on the poorly known snakes of Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 217-240.

Calamaria butonensis

Howard, S.D.; Gillespie, G.R. 2007. Two new Calamaria (Serpentes) species from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology 41(2): 237-242.

Calamaria ceramensis

Koch, A.; Arida, E.; McGuire, J.A.; Iskandar, D.T.; Böhme, W. 2009. A new species of Calamaria (Squamata: Colubridae) similar to C. ceramensis de Rooij, 1913, from the Banggai Islands, east of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Zootaxa 2196: 19-30.

Kopstein, F. 1926. Reptilien von den Molukken und den Benachbarten Inseln. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 9: 71-112.

Calamaria concolor

Orlov, N.L.; Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, T.T.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Ho, T.C. 2010. A new species of the genus Calamaria (Squamata: Ophidia: Colubridae) from Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(3): 236-242.

Calamaria doederleini

Gough, L.H. 1902. New snakes in the collections of the Zoological Institute of the University, Strassburg. Zoologischer Anzeiger 25: 645-646.

Calamaria gervaisi

Schaper, E.G.; Bergmann, P.J.; Morinaga, G.; Fernandez, J.; Smith, S.N.; Ellsworth, E.D.; Siler, C.D. 2018. Natural history notes: Brachymeles bicolor (Philippine Slender Skink). Diet. Herpetological Review 49(4): 740-741.

Taylor, E.H. 1923. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands. III. Philippine Journal of Science 22: 515-558.

Calamaria gialaiensis

Ziegler, T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2008. A new reed snake of the genus Calamaria Boie (Squamata: Colubridae) from Vietnam. Current Herpetology 27(2): 71-80.

Calamaria gimlettii

Grismer, L.L. 2012. Calamaria gimlettii. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. www.iucnredlist.org (viewed 9 August 2015).

Lim, B.L. 1963. Comments on some rare snakes. Federation Mus. J. N.S. 8: 60-64.

Sworder, G.H. 1925. A noteworthy snake, Calamaria gimletti, from Johore. Singapore Naturalist 1(5): 100.

Sworder, G.H. 1929. A note on Calamaria gimletti Bouleng. Journal of the Malay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 7: 336.

Calamaria griswoldi

Loveridge, A. 1938. New snakes of the genera Calamaria, Bungarus and Trimeresurus from Mount Kinabalu, North Borneo. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 51: 43-46.

Calamaria ingeri

Grismer, L.L.; Kaiser, H.; Yaakob, N.S. 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.

Calamaria javanica

Wall, F. 1921. Remarks on a specimen of Calamaria javanica. Records of the Indian Museum 22: 729.

Calamaria joloensis

Taylor, E.H. 1922. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands. I and II. Philippine Journal of Science 21: 161-206, 257-303.

Calamaria linnaei

Barbour, T. 1908. Some new reptiles and amphibians. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 51: 313-325.

Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Lilley, R.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F. 2012. Calamaria linnaei. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org (viewed 28 April 2013).

Kopstein, F. 1930. Herpetologische Notizen. II. Oologische Beobachtungen an West-Javanischen Reptilien. Treubia 11: 301-307.

Calamaria longirostris

Howard, S.D.; Gillespie, G.R. 2007. Two new Calamaria (Serpentes) species from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology 41(2): 237-242.

Calamaria lovii

Brongersma, L.D. 1928. Neue Reptilien aus dem Zoologischen Museum Amsterdam. Zoologischer Anzeiger 75: 251-257.

Cochran, D.M. 1923. Two new species of Calamaria from Borneo. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 36: 91-92.

Darevsky, I.S.; Orlov, N.L. 1992. A new subspecies of the dwarf snake Calamaria lowi ingermarxi ssp. nov. (Serpentes, Colubridae) from southern Vietnam. Asiatic Herpetological Research 4: 13-17.

Leong, T.M. 2004. Geographic distribution: Calamaria lowi gimletti (Gimlett's Reed Snake). Herpetological Review 35(3): 290.

Lim, B.L. 1963. Comments on some rare snakes. Federation Mus. J. N.S. 8: 60-64.

Michels, J.P.; Bauer, A.M. 2004. Some corrections to the scientific names of amphibians and reptiles. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 52(1-2): 83-94.

Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2003. New records and data on the poorly known snakes of Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 217-240.

Taylor, E.H. 1962. New Oriental reptiles. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43: 209-263.

Calamaria lumholtzii

Cochran, D.M. 1923. Two new species of Calamaria from Borneo. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 36: 91-92.

Calamaria melanota

Barbour, T. 1927. Two new Bornean snakes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 40: 127-128.

Calamaria pavimentata

Bourret, R. 1934. Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine francaise. III. Ophidiens d'Annam et du moyen Laos. Bulletin General de l'Instruction Publique (Hanoi) 13(9): 167-176.

Bourret, R. 1937. Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine francaise. XIII. Serpents récemment récoltés au Tonkin et en Annam. Bulletin General de l'Instruction Publique (Hanoi) 16(9) (annexe): 27-36.

Geissler, P.; Nguyen, Q.T.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Böhme, W. 2011. New records of snakes from Cat Tien National Park, Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces, southern Vietnam. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 60(1): 9-16.

Gu, H.; Ji, X.; Fan, C. 1987. A new record of the snakes of Zhejiang - Calamaria pavimentata. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 6(2): 76.

Ota, H. 1982. Notes on a specimen of Miyara's dwarf snake (Calamaria pavimentata miyarai) newly collected, and on some of the external characters of this subspecies. The Snake 14(1): 40-43.

Pauwels, O.S.G. 2016. Geographic distribution: Calamaria pavimentata (Collared Reed Snake). Herpetological Review 47(1): 82-83.

Yang, C.K. 2018. Natural history notes: Calamaria pavimentata (Collared Reed Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 49(4): 748-749.

Calamaria sangi

Nguyen, Q.T.; Koch, A.; Ziegler, T. 2009. A new species of reed snake, Calamaria Boie, 1827 (Squamata: Colubridae), from central Vietnam. Hamadryad 34(1): 1-8.

Calamaria septentrionalis

Chan, A.S.W.; Fung, T.H.; Ng, C.K.Y.; Wong, A.K.Y. 2011. Rare snakes found: Mountain Keelback (Amphiesma atemporale) and Northern Reed Snake (Calamaria septentrionalis). Hong Kong Biodiversity 21: 15.

Chan, S.K.F.; Cheung, K.S.; Ho, C.Y.; Lam, F.N.; Tang, W.S. 2006. Rare species highlight: northern reed snake. Hong Kong Biodiversity 12: 11.

Calamaria thanhi

Ziegler, T.; Le, K.Q. 2005. A new species of reed snake, Calamaria (Squamata: Colubridae), from the central Truong Son (Annamite mountain range), Vietnam. Zootaxa 1042: 27-38.

Calamaria virgulata

Barbour, T. 1908. Some new reptiles and amphibians. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 51: 313-325.

Barbour, T. 1927. Two new Bornean snakes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 40: 127-128.

Leviton, A.E. 1952. A new Philippine snake of the genus Calamaria. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42: 239-240.

Lidth de Jeude, T.W. van 1890. On a collection of reptiles from Nias, and on Calamaria virgulata, Boie. Notes Leyden Museum 12(4): 253-256.

Stejneger, L.H. 1907. A new calamarine snake from the Philippine Islands. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Inst., Misc. Collect. Q. 50: 30-31.