Biology:Hebius ishigakiensis
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Short description: Species of snake
| Hebius ishigakiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hebius |
| Species: | H. ishigakiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebius ishigakiensis (Malnate & Munsterman, 1960)
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| Synonyms | |
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Natrix pryeri ishigakiensis Malnate & Munsterman, 1960[2] | |
Hebius ishigakiensis, the Yaeyama keelback,[3][4] is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is endemic to Ishigaki and Iriomote in the Yaeyama Islands of southernmost Japan.[1][5]
Description
The holotype is an adult male measuring 93 cm (36.6 in) in total length. The tail makes 27% of the total length.[2] Hatchlings measure about 17 cm (6.7 in).[1]
Habitat and ecology
Hebius ishigakiensis is an uncommon snake that inhabits rivers, paddy fields, and wetlands in both plains and mountain areas. It mainly feeds on frogs and lizards.[1]
See also
- List of reptiles of Japan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Hebius ishigakiense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T96252669A96252674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96252669A96252674.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/96252669/96252674. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Malnate, E.V.; Munsterman, H.E. (1960). "Interpopulation variation in the colubrid snake Natrix pryeri from the Riukiu Islands, with description of a new subspecies". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Series 4 31 (2): 51–67. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15657785.
- ↑ Hebius ishigakiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 May 2023.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Japanese). Herpetological Society of Japan. 29 March 2022. http://herpetology.jp/wamei/pdf_ja.php. - ↑ (in ja). Herpetological Society of Japan. 2021. pp. 181, 183. ISBN 978-4-88325-734-8.
Wikidata ☰ Q115869864 entry
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