Calamaria alidae

Calamaria alidae, commonly known as the Bengkulu reed snake, is a species of snakes in the family Colubridae.

Calamaria alidae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Calamaria
Species:	C. alidae
Binomial name
Calamaria alidae Boulenger, 1920

Etymology

The specific name, alidae, is in honor of Alida Brooks who collected natural history specimens in Sumatra with her husband Cecil Joslin Brooks.^[2]

Geographic range

C. alidae is endemic to western Sumatra in Indonesia.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. alidae is forest, at an altitude of 100 m (330 ft).^[1]

Description

According to Boulenger (1920), the holotype of C. alidae measures 220 mm (8.7 in) in total length, including the tail which is 20 mm (0.8 in) long.

Reproduction

C. alidae is oviparous.^[3]