Achalinus werneri
Achalinus werneri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Xenodermidae |
Genus: | Achalinus |
Species: | A. werneri
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Binomial name | |
Achalinus werneri Van Denburgh, 1912
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Synonyms | |
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Achalinus werneri, also known
Etymology
The specific name, werneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural
wetlands.[1]
Reproduction
Conservation status
In 1996 the species Achalinus werneri was classified as Near Threatened by the
IUCN.[1] 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
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Achalinus werneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 February 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Achalinus werneri, p. 282).
- ^ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback MachineIUCN Red List. Accessed 16 August 2007.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-1575240855.
- Ota H (2000). "Current status of the threatened amphibians and reptiles of Japan". Population Ecology 42: 5–9.
- Van Denburgh J (1912). "Concerning Certain Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 3: 187–258. (Achalinus werneri, new species, pp. 254–255).