Samarinda Reed Snake

About the Samarinda Reed Snake

Calamaria hilleniusi is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia. The specific name, hilleniusi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Dick Hillenius.

Calamaria hilleniusi is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria hillenius is forest. Calamaria hilleniusi is terrestrial and semi-fossorial. Calamaria hilleniusi is oviparous.

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