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Achalinus werneri (Amami odd-scaled snake)

Synonyms: Achalinus loochoensis; Achalinus spinalis werneri

Wikipedia Abstract

Achalinus werneri (common names: Amami odd-scaled snake, Amami Takachiho snake) is a snake species in the family Xenodermatidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized.
View Wikipedia Record: Achalinus werneri

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests Japan Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Japan Japan Yes

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0