Achalinus werneri

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Achalinus werneri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus
Species:
A. werneri
Binomial name
Achalinus werneri
Synonyms

Achalinus werneri, also known commonly as the Amami odd-scaled snake and the Amami Takachiho snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae. [1] [2] The species is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. [1] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, werneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. werneri are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands. [1]

Description

Dorsally, A. werneri is dark olive; ventrally, it is yellow. It has 88–96 subcaudals. [2]

Diet

A. werneri preys upon earthworms. [1]

Reproduction

A. werneri is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is three to eight eggs. [1]

Conservation status

In 1996 the species Achalinus werneri was classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. [1] This is because its range is estimated to be less than 20,000 km2 (7,722 sq mi), or its area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 2,000 km2 (772 sq mi), and estimates indicate its range is severely fragmented, or known to exist at no more than ten locations, and that a continuing decline has been inferred, observed or projected in the area, extent and/or quality of its habitat. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Achalinus werneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T161A96877297. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T161A96877297.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Achalinus werneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 27 February 2016.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Achalinus werneri, p. 282).
  4. 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine IUCN Red List. Accessed 16 August 2007.

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