Achalinus werneri
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 currently recognized.[2]
| Achalinus werneri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Xenodermidae |
| Genus: | Achalinus |
| Species: | A. werneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Achalinus werneri Van Denburgh, 1912 | |
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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]
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]
References
- Kidera N, Ota H (2017). "Achalinus werneri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T161A96877297. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T161A96877297.en. Downloaded on 02 January 2019.
- Achalinus werneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 February 2016.
- 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).
- 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback MachineIUCN Red List. Accessed 16 August 2007.
Further reading
- Goris RC, Maeda N (2004). Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Japan. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 285 pp. ISBN 978-1575240855.
- Ota H (2000). "Current status of the threatened amphibians and reptiles of Japan". Population Ecology 42: 5–9.
- Van Denburgh J (1912). "Concerning Certain Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa". Proceedings of the California Acadamy of Sciences, Fourth Series 3: 187–258. (Achalinus werneri, new species, pp. 254–255).