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Jason's Mountain Reed Snake
Macrocalamus jasoni
Macrocalamus jasoni, also known commonly as Jason's mountain reed snake and Jason's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.
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Description
M. jasoni may attain a total length (including tail) of 75.2 cm (29.6 in). It has smooth dorsal scales, which are arranged in 15 rows at midbody. The ventral scales number 131–133. Dorsally it is black with two orange stripes, and ventrally it is bright yellow (Vogel & David, 1999).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. jasoni is forest, at altitudes of 1,768–1,981 m (5,801–6,499 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, jasoni, is in honor of John Jason Gathorne-Hardy, who is a British zoologist and artist.
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 29481.