Achalinus werneri
| Achalinus werneri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Xenodermatidae |
| Genus: | Achalinus |
| Species: | A. werneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Achalinus werneri Van Denburgh, 1912 | |
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Achalinus werneri (common names: Amami odd-scaled snake, Amami Takachiho snake) is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, werneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.[3]
Conservation status
In 1996 Achalinus werneri was classified as vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List for the following criteria: B1+2c (v2.3, 1994).[1] This means that although the species is not Critically Endangered or Endangered, it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future. 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
- 1 2 3 4 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Achalinus werneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- 1 2 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 Machine.IUCN Red List. Accessed 16 August 2007.
Further reading
- Van Denburgh J (1912). "Concerning Certain Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa". Proc. California Acad. Sci., Fourth Series 3: 187-258. (Achalinus werneri, new species, pp. 254-255).