Pfeffer's reed snake explained

Pfeffer's reed snake (Calamaria pfefferi) is a species of dwarf snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Japan.

Etymology

The specific name, pfefferi, is in honor of German zoologist Georg Johann Pfeffer.^[1]

Geographic range

C. pfefferi is found on Miyako-jima and Irabu-jima in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of C. pfefferi are grassland and forest.

Reproduction

C. pfefferi is oviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Stejneger L (1901). "Diagnosis of Eight New Batrachians and Reptiles from the Riu Kiu Archipelago, Japan". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 14: 189–191. (Calamaria pfefferi, new species, p. 191).
• Stejneger L (1907). Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, Dictrict of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xx + 577 pp. (Calamaria pfefferi, pp. 378–380, Figures 313–316).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Calamaria pfefferi, p. 205).
2. . www.reptile-database.org.