His work has led to the discovery of 50 species of amphibians and reptiles, more than 10 percent of some 400 known species in the country.The new reed snake is the second known Calamaria species on Mindoro Island and the eighth in the Philippines.
While most reed snakes spend their time burrowing in the forest floor, the scientists said the relatively long tail of the Calamaria alcalai suggested that it might not be tunneling as much as the other species in its family.“Nothing else is known about the natural history of the new species, but other Calamaria are exclusively worm-eaters,” the scientists said.
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