Английская Википедия:Calamaria gervaisii

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Calamaria gervaisii, commonly known as Gervais's worm snake and the Philippine dwarf snake, is a species of small fossorial snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Philippines.

Etymology

The specific name, gervaisii, is in honor of French zoologist Paul Gervais.[1]

Geographic range

C. gervaisii is endemic to the Philippine Islands.[2] Its range includes the islands of Basilan, Catanduanes, Cebu, Lubang, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Panay, Polillo, and Tablas.[3]

Habitat and behavior

C. gervaisii is found from near sea level up to altitudes of Шаблон:Convert. It lives in forests and plantations, burrowing in the leaf litter and hiding under stones and fallen logs, or between the buttresses of trees.[3]

Description

The longest specimen of C. gervaisii measured by Boulenger (1894) had a total length of Шаблон:Cvt, which included a tail Шаблон:Cvt long.

Reproduction

C. gervaisii is oviparous.[4]

Conservation status

The IUCN has listed C. gervaisii as being of "least concern" because it has a wide range, appears to be abundant with a stable population, and seems to be tolerant of disturbance to its natural habitat. No particular threats to this species have been identified.[3]

References

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Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Calamaria gervaisii, pp. 338–339).
  • Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles, Volume 7, Part 1, Containing the History of the Nonvenomous Snakes]. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Calamaria gervaisii, new species, pp. 76–78). (in French).
  • Jan [G] (1865). Iconographie générale des Ophidiens, Dixième livraison [= General Iconography of the Snakes, Issue 10]. (illustrated by F. Sordelli). Paris: Baillière. Index + Plates I-VI. (Calamaria gervaisii, Plate II, figure 1). (in French).
  • Weinell JL, Hooper E, Leviton AE, Brown RM (2019). "Illustrated Key to the Snakes of the Philippines". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 66 (1): 1–49.


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  1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Calamaria gervaisii, p. 100).
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  4. Шаблон:EMBL species www.reptile-database.org.