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 snake species in the family Xenodermatidae.[1][2] It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Conservation status
This species was in 1996 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, or its area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 2,000 km², 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.[3]
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.
- ↑ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.IUCN Red List. Accessed 16 August 2007.