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Macrocalamus schulzi Vogel & David, 1999


A small secretive terrestrial species with a total length of about 40 cm. It is only known from Cameron Highlands, West-Malaysia. Until its description, this species was regarded as the adult form of Macrocalamus lateralis. We called this species schulzi in honour of Klaus-Dieter Schulz for his major contribution to the knowledge of the snake fauna of Southeast Asia, especially of the genus Elaphe. This species will hardly be kept in captivity due to its secretive life and its inconspicuous colours. In nature most probably lizards are the main source of food. Little is known about the biology due to fact that it was normally confused with M. lateralis, a species living in the same area. Both species differ in their biology.


Picture 1 Macrocalamus schulzi
Macrocalamus schulzi

Picture 2 Macrocalamus lateralis
Macrocalamus lateralis

Picture 3 Biotope of Macrocalamus schulzi and Macrocalamus lateralis in the Cameron Highlands
Biotop Macrocalamus

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