Pfeffer's reed snake

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Pfeffer's reed snake
Scientific classification edit
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.

Etymology[]

The specific name, pfefferi, is in honor of German zoologist Georg Johann Pfeffer.[2]

Geographic range[]

C. pfefferi is found on Miyako-jima and Irabu-jima in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred habitats of C. pfefferi are grassland and forest.[1]

Reproduction[]

C. pfefferi is oviparous.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Calamaria pfefferi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T3463A96877331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T3463A96877331.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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. (Calamaria pfefferi, p. 205).
  3. ^ a b Species Calamaria pfefferi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading[]

  • 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, Dictrict of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xx + 577 pp. (Calamaria pfefferi, pp. 378–380, Figures 313–316).



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