Pfeffer's reed snake
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| Pfeffer's reed snake | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. pfefferi
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| Calamaria pfefferi Stejneger, 1901
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Pfeffer's reed snake (Calamaria pfefferi) is a species of dwarf snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Japan.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, pfefferi, is in honor of German zoologist Georg Johann Pfeffer.[2]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]C. pfefferi is found on Miyako-jima and Irabu-jima in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred habitats of C. pfefferi are grassland and forest.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Calamaria pfefferi, p. 205).
- ^ a b Species Calamaria pfefferi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Stejneger L (1901). "Diagnosis of Eight New Batrachians and Reptiles from the Riu Kiu Archipelago, Japan". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 14: 189–191. (Calamaria pfefferi, new species, p. 191).
- Stejneger L (1907). Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xx + 577 pp. (Calamaria pfefferi, pp. 378–380, Figures 313–316).
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