Collorhabdium is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Collorhabdium williamsoni. It is commonly known as the mountain dwarf snake and Williamson's reed snake. It is endemic to Malaysia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Collorhabdium Smedley, 1931 |
| Species: | C. williamsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Collorhabdium williamsoni Smedley, 1931
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Etymology
editThe specific name, williamsoni, is in honor of entomologist K.B. Williamson who collected the holotype.[2]
Geographic range
editC. williamsoni is found in Peninsular Malaysia.[1][3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. williamsoni is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,550 m (3,610–5,090 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Grismer, L. (2012). "Collorhabdium williamsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192219A2057363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192219A2057363.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Collorhabdium williamsoni, p. 287).
- ^ a b Species Collorhabdium williamsoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Smedley N (1931). "Amphibians and Reptiles from the Cameron Highlands, Malay Peninsula". Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 6: 105–123. (Collorhabdium, new genus, p. 119; C. williamsoni, new species, pp. 120–121).
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