Calamaria mecheli
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Calamariinae
Genus: Calamaria
Species: Calamaria mecheli
Name
Calamaria mecheli Schenkel, 1901: 165
- Lectotype: NMBA 1699, ♀, collected by A. von Mechel between 1895–1901. [designated by Kramer (1978: 659)]
- Type locality: “Sumatra: Indragiri”.
- Paralectotypes (n=2): NMBA 1700, ♀, and 1701, ♀, same data as for the lectotype.
Native distribution areas
- Indonesia: Sumatra: North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Riau provinces.
References
Primary references
- Schenkel, E. 1901. Achter Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 13: 142–199. BHL Reference page.
Template:Kramer, 1978
Additional references
- Inger, R.F. & Marx, H. 1965. The systematics and evolution of the Oriental colubrid snakes of the genus Calamaria. Fieldiana: Zoology 49: 1–304. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Vogel, G. 2012. IUCN: Calamaria mecheli (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192092A2038744. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192092A2038744.en. Accessed on 26 November 2025.
Vernacular names
- English: Mechel's Reed Snake