Kalimantan Burrowing Snake
Oreocalamus hanitschi
Oreocalamus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus Oreocalamus is a monotypic taxon that contains the sole species Oreocalamus hanitschi. O. hanitschi is commonly known as Hanitsch's reed snake, the Kalimantan burrowing snake, and the mountain reed snake. It is found in Malaysia.
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Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. hanitschi is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,700 m (3,600–5,600 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, hanitschi, is in honor of German biologist Karl Richard Hanitsch.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29181.