Calamaria griswoldi, known commonly as the dwarf reed snake or the lined reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, griswoldi, is in honor of American ornithologist John Augustus Griswold Jr. (1912–1991), who collected the holotype.
Geographic range
C. griswoldi is endemic to Malaysia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. griswoldi is forest, at altitudes of .
Description
C. griswoldi is a small species. Maximum total length (including tail) is .
Reproduction
C. griswoldi is oviparous.
References
Further reading
Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. . Loveridge A (1938). "New Snakes of the Genera Calamaria, Bungarus, and Trimeresurus from Mount Kinabalu, North Borneo". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 51: 43–46. (Calamaria lumbricoidea griswoldi, new subspecies, pp. 43–44). Marx H, Inger RF (1955). "Notes on Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana Zoology 37 (7): 167–209. (Calamaria griswoldi, new status, pp. 183–185).