Collorhabdium

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.

Collorhabdium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Collorhabdium Smedley, 1931
Species:	C. williamsoni
Binomial name
Collorhabdium williamsoni Smedley, 1931

Etymology

The specific name, williamsoni, is in honor of entomologist K.B. Williamson who collected the holotype.[2]

Geographic range

C. williamsoni is found in Peninsular Malaysia.[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. williamsoni is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,550 m (3,610–5,090 ft).[1]

Reproduction

C. williamsoni is oviparous.[3]

References

1. Grismer L (2011). "Collorhabdium williamsoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2016.old-form url, |volume= / |date= mismatch
2. 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).
3. Species Collorhabdium williamsoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• 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).