| Pfeffer's reed snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. pfefferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calamaria pfefferi Stejneger, 1901 | |
Pfeffer's reed snake (Calamaria pfefferi) is a species of dwarf snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Japan.
The specific name, pfefferi, is in honor of German zoologist Georg Johann Pfeffer. [2]
C. pfefferi is found on Miyako-jima and Irabu-jima in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. [3]
The preferred habitats of C. pfefferi are grassland and forest. [1]
Georg Johann Pfeffer (1854–1931) was a German zoologist, primarily a malacologist, a scientist who studies mollusks.
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