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Calamaria dominici
Calamaria dominici, also known commonly as Dominic's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
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Description
Calamaria dominici is vividly marked. Dorsally, it is black, with scattered yellow spots. Ventrally, it is black, with broken yellow crossbars.
Range & habitat
Calamaria dominici is known only from the holotype which was collected in the province formerly known as Dak Nong, now part of Lam Dong province, Vietnam.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
In human culture
The specific name, dominici, is in honor of British investor Dominic T. Charles Scriven for his contribution towards wildlife conservation in Vietnam.
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 965936.