Geographic range
The genus ''Macrocalamus'' is Endemism, endemic to the Malay Peninsula.Species
The following eight species are recognized as being valid.. *''Macrocalamus chanardi'' – Chanard’s reed snake *''Macrocalamus emas'' – golden-bellied reed snake *''Macrocalamus gentingensis'' – Genting Highlands reed snake *''Macrocalamus jasoni'' – Jason's reed snake, Jason's mountain reed snake *''Macrocalamus lateralis'' – side-blotched reed snake, Malayan mountain reed snake, striped reed snake *''Macrocalamus schulzi'' – Schulz's reed snake *''Macrocalamus tweediei'' – Tweedie's reed snake, Tweedie's mountain reed snake *''Macrocalamus vogeli'' – Vogel's reed snakeReferences
Further reading
*George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger GA (1894). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Genus ''Macrocalamus'', p. 327; species ''M. lateralis'', p. 327). *Albert Günther, Günther ACLG (1864). ''The Reptiles of British India.'' London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I–XXVI. (''Macrocalamus'', new genus, p. 198; ''M. lateralis'', new species, p. 199 + Plate XVIII, figure D). *species:Gernot Vogel, Vogel G, species:Patrick David, David P (1999). "A revision of the genus ''Macrocalamus'' (Serpentes: Colubridae), with description of a new species and a key to the genus". ''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology'' 47 (2): 309–332. (''Macrocalamus schulzi'', new species). Macrocalamus Snake genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{colubrid-stub