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Calamaria
Sign in to saveCalamaria is a large genus of dwarf burrowing snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus contains 66 recognized species. The genus is endemic to Asia.
Species
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 555
- With media
- 67
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- MVZ, ROM, CAS, KU
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, Philippine Ids., Philippines
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Calamariinae
- Image
- Calamaria albiventer Hardwicke.jpg
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- Calamaria
- taxon name
- Calamaria
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Calamaria
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Calamaria is a large genus of dwarf burrowing snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus contains 66 recognized species. The genus is endemic to Asia.
==Description== Species in the genus Calamaria share the following characteristics. The eight to 11 maxillary teeth are subequal; the anterior mandibular teeth are somewhat longer than the posterior ones. The head is not distinct from neck; the eye is small, with a round pupil; the nostril is pierced in a minute nasal scale. No loreal, internasal, or temporal scales are present; the preocular can be present or absent; the parietals contact the labials. The body is cylindrical, with smooth dorsal scales, without apical pits, in 13 rows. The tail is short; the subcaudals are paired.
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