37. Calamaria garoensis

Bharali, Sangma, Amarasinghe, Lalremsanga, Hazarika, Bohra, Purkayastha, 2026

Publication :

Bharali M, CM. Sangma, AAT Amarasinghe, SC Bohra, P Swargiary, GC Marak, AK Hazarika, M Das, BM Asem, J Lyngdoh, HT Lalremsanga, J Purkayastha (2026). A new fossorial reed snake (Squamata: Calamariidae: Calamaria) from northeast India, with a nomenclatural synopsis of the Calamaria pavimentata complex. Taprobanica 15(1): 12–25.

Remarks :

We discovered Calamaria garoensis from Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Northeast India, previously misidentified as C. pavimentata. The new species is the third species reported from India.

Etymology:
The specific epithet garoensis is derived from Garo, referring to the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, and the Latin suffix –ensis signifies the species’ occurrence within the traditional homeland of the Garo Hills region of Northeast India. It is to be treated as an adjective.

English name: Garo Hills Reed Snake