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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is currently known only from Viet Nam, where records exist from Dalat and Bao Loc in Lam Dong Province, and from Huong Son in Ha Tinh Province. It has an estimated extent of occurrence, based on the combined area of the known sites, of around 5,250 km2.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 500
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Population [top]
Population: No population data is available for this rare snake. Despite numerous surveys in Lam Dong and Ha Tinh, this species has very rarely been found since its original description, although other species of Calamaria have been commonly reported from the same region (Q.T. Nguyen pers. comm. August 2011).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This oviparous snake is fossorial in forest leaf litter, and has only been found in evergreen forest (Q.T. Nguyen pers. comm. August 2011). Forest in Ha Tinh is pristine, and so this snake may rely on good-quality forest (Q.T. Nguyen pers. comm. August 2011) It is nocturnal (Orlov et al. 2003)
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no reports of this species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): In Ha Tinh and Lam Dong the main pressure on forest comes from selective logging (Q.T. Nguyen pers. comm. August 2011); the extent to which this activity threatens the snake is unknown.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are in place for this species. It has not been recorded from any protected areas. More information is needed on its distribution, population status and its sensitivity to threats.
Citation: Nguyen, T.Q. & Golynsky, E. 2012. Calamaria buchi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192166A2049984. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192166A2049984.en. Downloaded on 26 February 2019.
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