Calamaria gervaisii

Calamaria gervaisii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Calamariinae
Genus: Calamaria
Species: C. gervaisii
Binomial name
Calamaria gervaisii
A.M.C. Dumeril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854

Calamaria gervaisii, commonly known as Gervais' worm snake, is a relatively small-sized burrowing or fossorial snake in the family Colubridae.

Etymology

The specific name, gervaisii, is in honor of French zoologist Paul Gervais.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Calamaria gervaisii is endemic to the Philippine Islands.[3] Its range includes the islands of Luzon, Polillo, Mindoro, Tablas, Panay, Negros, Cebu, Catanduanes, Mindanao, Lubang and Basilan and it is found from near sea level up to altitudes of 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It lives in forests and plantations, burrowing in the leaf litter and hiding under stones, fallen logs or between the buttresses of trees.[1]

Status

The IUCN has listed Calamaria gervaisii as being of "least concern" because it has a wide range, appears to be abundant with a stable population and seems to be tolerant of disturbance to its natural habitat. No particular threats to this species have been identified.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brown, R.; Gonzalez, J. C.; Rico, E. L. (2009). "Calamaria gervaisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  2. 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. (Calamaria gervaisii, p. 100).
  3. Brown, Rafe M.; Siler, Cameron D.; Oliveros, Carl. H; Welton, Luke J.; Rock, Ashley; Swab, John; Van Weerd, Merlijn; van Beijnen, Jonah; Jose, Edgar; Rodriguez, Dominic; Jose, Edmund; Diesmos, Arvin C. (2013). "The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: the herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range". ZooKeys 266: 1–120. doi:10.3897/zookeys.266.3982. PMC 3591760. PMID 23653519.

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