Hebius pryeri

Hebius pryeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hebius
Species:
H. pryeri
Binomial name
Hebius pryeri
(Boulenger, 1887)

Hebius pryeri, Pryer's keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found on the Ryukyu Islands. Tortoise tick larvae (of the species Amblyomma geoemydae) have been recorded from this species.

References

  1. ↑ Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Hebius pryeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T96252730A96252733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96252730A96252733.en.
  2. 1 2 Hebius pryeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2020.
  3. ↑ Takahashi, Mamoru; Misumi, Hitoko; Tamura, Hisao (2017-05-19). "First record in Japan of tortoise tick Amblyomma Geoemydae (Cantor 1847) (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing Pryer's keelback snake Hebius Pryeri (Boulenger, 1887) (Reptile: Colubridae)". International Journal of Acarology. 43 (4): 314–319. Bibcode:2017IJAca..43..314T. doi:10.1080/01647954.2017.1299794. ISSN 0164-7954.