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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 | |
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]
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]
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]
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 | |
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]
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]
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]