Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Oligodon calamarius (Oligodon calamarius), recorded as Endangered
Oligodon calamarius (Oligodon calamarius). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Oligodon calamarius

Oligodon calamarius

Oligodon calamarius is a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to Sri Lanka.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Oligodon calamarius
Taxonomy
Squamata · Colubridae · Oligodon

Appearance

The dorsum is light brown with a light vertebral stripe. There are 18–24 narrow dark brown, light-edged cross-bands that are either complete or half-way cross the back.

Range and habitat

Oligodon calamarius is a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to Sri Lanka.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Oligodon calamarius is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Oligodon calamarius, Wikidata item Q17332472. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Oligodon calamarius?
Oligodon calamarius is a snake in the family Colubridae.
What is the conservation status of Oligodon calamarius?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Oligodon calamarius. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Oligodon calamarius live?
Oligodon calamarius is a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to Sri Lanka.
Why is Oligodon calamarius in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Oligodon calamarius?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Oligodon calamarius a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.