Amami Takachiho Snake
Achalinus werneri
Achalinus werneri, also known commonly as the Amami odd-scaled snake and the Amami Takachiho snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae. The species is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
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Description
Dorsally, A. werneri is dark olive; ventrally, it is yellow. It has 88–96 subcaudals.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of A. werneri are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27577.