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Oreocalamus hanitschi

species of reptile

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ3355847 ↗
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Oreocalamus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus Oreocalamus is a monotypic taxon that contains the sole species Oreocalamus hanitschi. O. hanitschi is commonly known as Hanitsch's reed snake, the Kalimantan burrowing snake, and the mountain reed snake. It is found in Malaysia.

Etymology

The specific name, hanitschi, is in honor of German biologist Karl Richard Hanitsch.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. hanitschi is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,700 m (3,600–5,600 ft).

Diet

O. hanitschi preys upon earthworms.

Reproduction

O. hanitschi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

Boulenger GA (1899). "Descriptions of Three new Reptiles and a new Batrachian from Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo".

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The public source identifies “Oreocalamus hanitschi” as species of reptile. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Oreocalamus, hanitschi and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Oreocalamus hanitschi” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.