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Sinomicrurus iwasakii

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Sinomicrurus iwasakii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Sinomicrurus
Species:
S. iwasakii
Binomial name
Sinomicrurus iwasakii
(Maki, 1935)
Map of the Ryukyu Islands
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliophis iwasakii Maki, 1935

Sinomicrurus iwasakii, the Iwasaki's temperate Asian coralsnake, is a rare subspecies of coralsnake from Ishigaki and Iriomote islands of the Yaeyama Group, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.[2]

Etymology

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The species is named after Takuji Iwasaki (1869-1937), the chief meteorologist at Ishigaki-jima, after whom Maki[3] also named Pareas iwasakii.

Common names

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Other names include Iwasaki's temperate Asian coralsnake.

Feeding

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It is reported to feed on small snakes.[2]

Reproduction

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Oviporous.

References

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  1. ^ "Sinomicrurus iwasakii". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b Fukuyama, Ryobu; Fukuyama, Ibuki; Kurita, Takaki; Kojima, Yosuke; Hossman, Mohamad Yazid; Noda, Akihiro; Nishikawa, Kanto (2021-04-09). "New herpetofaunal records from Gunung Mulu National Park and its surrounding areas in Borneo" (PDF). Herpetozoa. 34: 89–96. doi:10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e63998. ISSN 2682-955X.
  3. ^ "Calliophis iwasakii Maki, 1935". www.gbif.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-03-05.