Calamaria forcarti, also known commonly as Forcart's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Indonesia.
Etymology The specific name, forcarti, is in honor of Lothar Forcart (1902–1990), a Swiss zoologist who specialized in malacology and herpetology.
Description Calamaria forcarti exhibits the following diagnostic characters. The mental is in contact with the anterior chin shields. A preocular is present. The third and fourth upper labials are in contact with the eye. Males have more than 175 ventrals, females more than 190. Dorsally, it is brown, without stripes. Ventrally, it is yellow.
Geographic distribution In Indonesia Calamaria forcarti is found in the province of North Sumatra, including the island of Nias.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria forcarti is forest at elevations below .
Behavior Calamaria forcarti is terrestrial, living in the leaf litter on the forest floor.
Reproduction Calamaria forcarti is oviparous.
References
Further reading (Calamaria forcarti, p. 172). (in German, with an abstract in English). (Calamaria forcarti, new species, pp. 184–186).
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