Calamaria boesemani, also known commonly as Boeseman's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Etymology The specific name, boesemani, is in honor of Dutch ichthyologist Marinus Boeseman.
Description The eye of Calamaria boesemani is large for the genus, almost 1.5 times the distance from the eye to the mouth. The mental is not in contact with the anterior chin shields.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria boesemani is forest.
Behavior Calamaria boesemani is terrestrial and semifossorial.
Reproduction Calamaria boesemani is oviparous.
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Further reading 312 pp. (Calamaria boesemani, new species, pp. 171–173). 374 pp. xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Calamaria boesemani, p. 135).