Achalinus werneri

Taxobox
name = "Achalinus werneri"
status = VU
status_system = iucn2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Colubridae
genus = "Achalinus"
species = "A. werneri"
binomial = "Achalinus werneri"
binomial_authority = Van Denburgh, 1912
synonyms = * "Achalinus werneri" - Van Denburgh, 1912
* "Achalinus loochoensis" - Thompson

Common names: Amami Takachiho snake. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/161/all "Achalinus werneri"] at [http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List] . Accessed 16 August 2007.] "Achalinus werneri" is a colubrid snake species endemic to Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized.EMBL species|genus=Achalinus|species=werneri|date=16 August|year=2007]

Conservation status

This species is classified as vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List for the following criteria: B1+2c (v2.3, 1994). This means that although the species is not Critically Endangered or Endangered, it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future. This is because its range is estimated to be less than 20,000 km², or its area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 2,000 km², and estimates indicate its range is severely fragmented, or known to exist at no more than ten locations, and that a continuing decline has been inferred, observed or projected in the area, extent and/or quality of its habitat. Year assessed: 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria1994#categories 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)] [http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List] . Accessed 16 August 2007.]

ee also

* List of snakes.

Cited references