Pfeffer's reed snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Calamaria |
Species: | C. pfefferi |
Binomial name | |
Calamaria pfefferi Stejneger, 1901 |
Pfeffer's reed snake, Calamaria pfefferi, is a species of dwarf snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Japan.
The specific name, pfefferi, is in honor of German zoologist Georg Johann Pfeffer.