Macrocalamus gentingensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Calamariinae
Genus: Macrocalamus
Species: Macrocalamus gentingensis

Name

Macrocalamus gentingensis Yaakob & Lim, 2002: 83

  • Holotype: ZRC 2.5062 (formerly DWNP.R.0037), adult ♀, collected by Oh Kim Sang in June 2001.
  • Type locality: “Genting Highlands, about 32 km north-east of Kuala Lumpur, in the vicinity of the water pump at 1181 min elevation, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (03°26’N, 101°47’E)”.
  • Paratypes (n=4): DWNP.R.0038, ♂, DWNP.R.0040, ♂, DWNP.R.0028, ♀, and DWNP.R.0093, ♀, from the same type locality as holotype, collected by Oh Kim Sang between April and October 2001.

References

Primary references

  • Yaakob, N.S. & Lim, B.L. 2002. A new species of mountain reed snake, Macrocalamus gentingensis, from Genting Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Hamadryad 27(1): 83–89. Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

English: Genting Mountain Reed Snake
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