Calamaria pfefferi Stejneger 1901 articles

Pfeffer's reed snake

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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.

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]

C. pfefferi is oviparous.^[3]

^ ^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.
^ 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).
^ ^a ^b Species Calamaria pfefferi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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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.