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Red-Headed Reed Snake
Calamaria schlegeli Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Also calledMalayisk Rødhovedet Rørsnog (dan) · Schlegels Riednatter (deu) · kalamárie Schlegelova (ces) · งูพงอ้อหัวแดง (tha) · 紅頭鐵線蛇 (zho)
First described in: Duméril, A.M.C., G. Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 7 (partie 1).
Calamaria schlegeli is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is known commonly as the red-headed reed snake, white-headed reed snake, and pink-headed reed snake. It is native to Southeast Asia, where it occurs in the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia), and in several Indonesian islands, including Sumatra, Java, Bali.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
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Remarks. Some confusion regarding C. schlegeli occurred early on due to its variability in colouration (Cantor 1847 b; Boulenger 1894), with Taylor (1965) even citing Marx & Inger (1955) as stating that the Singapore population may typify a distinct race. However, a review of Marx & Inger (1955) does not corroborate Taylor’s (1965) statement. Cantor (1847 b) first reported C. schlegeli from Singapore from a specimen collected by Montgomerie. It was next reported by Boulenger (1894) who examined one specimen collected by Dennys and two specimens from an unknown collector. Sworder (1923) collected two specimens at BTNR. No specimens were deposited at the Raffles Museum early on (Ridley 1899), but Tweedie (1954) later reports seven specimens. There are presently three specimens at LKCNHM with no dates that may be part of Tweedie’s (1954) specimens, but the remaining specimens at LKCNHM were collected after 1994. Inger & Marx (1965) examined three specimens from the Raffles Museum, two from BTNR and one from “ Naval Base ” (= SNB). Inger & Marx (1965) also examined six additional specimens from Singapore from other museums. After this publication, the next field observation of C. schle
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
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Singapore conservation status. Near-Threatened. Conservation priority. Moderate. IUCN conservation status. Least Concern [2012]. LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): BMNH 1882.11.27.2 – 3 (no date), BMNH 1882.11. 29.2 (no date), ZRC. 2.5012, ZRC. 2.5462, ZRC. 2.6435 (no date); Bukit Batok Nature Park: ZRC. 2.7017 (02 - Jul- 2013); Bukit Gombak: ZRC. 2.5726 (04 - Jul- 2003); Bukit Timah Nature Reserve: ZRC. 2.3527 (08 - Aug- 1996), ZRC. 2.3541 (19 - Feb- 1997); Lorong Gambas: ZRC. 2.3473 (13 - Mar- 1994); Nee Soon Swamp Forest: ZRC. 2.3404 (Aug- 1995); Old Upper Thomson Road: ZRC. 2.6869 (06 - Mar- 2010), ZRC. 2.7027 (24 - Oct- 2013); Seletar Reservoir Park [USRP]: ZRC. 2.5241 (12 - Aug- 2001); Upper Seletar Reservoir Park: ZRC. 2.7026 (14 - Oct- 2013); Upper Seletar Reservoir Road: ZRC. 2.6717 (24 - Jul- 2008), ZRC. 2.7316 (30 - Jul- 2018). Additional Singapore museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): CAS, FMNH; Nee Soon [= NSSWF]: MCZ. Singapore localities. Bukit Batok Nature Park — Bukit Gombak — Bukit Timah Nature Reserve — Clementi Forest — Lorong Gambas — Lower Peirce Forest — Lower Peirce Reservoir Park — Mandai — Naval Base (not specified) — Nee Soon S
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
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In human culture
The specific name, schlegeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Hermann Schlegel.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5222895.