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Hebius pryeri

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Hebius pryeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[2] The snake is found on the Ryukyu Islands.[2] Tortoise tick larvae (of the species Amblyomma geoemydae) have been recorded from this species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Hebius pryeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T96252730A96252733. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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.