Calamorhabdium

Calamorhabdium is a small genus of snakes, commonly known as iridescent snakes, in the family Colubridae. The genus contains two described species.[3] Both species are burrowing snakes found in Asia.[4]

Calamorhabdium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Calamariinae
Genus: Calamorhabdium
Boettger, 1898[1]
Species

Two recognized species, see article.[1][2]

Species
  • Calamorhabdium acuticeps Ahl, 1933 – Sulawesi iridescent snake
  • Calamorhabdium kuekenthali Boettger, 1898 – Batjan iridescent snake[5]

Etymology

The specific name, kuekenthali, is in honor of German zoologist Willy Kükenthal.[6]

References
  1. Biolib.cz
  2. EOL.org
  3. Biologi.lipi.go.id
  4. Ecologyasia.com
  5. "Calamorhabdium ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  6. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calamorhabdium kuekenthali, p. 147).

Further reading
  • Boettger O (1898). Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gessellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. II. Teil (Schlangen). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. ix + 160 pp. (Calamorhabdium, new genus, p. 82; C. kuekenthali, new species, p. 82). (in German).


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