Iwasaki's snail-eater

(Pareas iwasakii)

Description

Iwasaki's snail-eater,Pareas iwasakii,is a species of snake in the family Pareidae.The species is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands in the southern Ryukyu Islands,Japan.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Pareatidae

Genus:Pareas

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