Reed Snakes
Calamariinae
The Calamariinae are a subfamily of colubrid snakes, commonly known as reed snakes, that are found in southern and southeastern Asia. They are most diverse in Indonesia, especially Sumatra and Borneo. The subfamily contains 90 species in seven genera. Very few specimens of most species have been collected.
The genus Calamaria has far more species (60) than all other genera in the subfamily combined, and its geographic range is more extensive than the combined ranges of the other genera. Consequently, more is known about it than about the other genera, although Calamariinae is still among the most poorly known groups of snakes in the world, especially for its relatively high species diversity.
7 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 104 known species
Calamaria
genusCalamaria
Pseudorabdion
genusPseudorabdion
Macrocalamus
genusMacrocalamus
Rabdion
genusRabdion
Collorhabdium
genusCollorhabdium
Etheridgeum
genusEtheridgeum
Iridescent Snakes
genusCalamorhabdium
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 797538.