Hebius pryeri explained

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. 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 . en . 43 . 4 . 314–319 . 10.1080/01647954.2017.1299794 . 2017IJAca..43..314T . 0164-7954.