Hebius pryeri (Boulenger, 1887) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hebius pryeri (Boulenger, 1887)

Hebius pryeri (Boulenger, 1887)

Pryer's keelback (Hebius pryeri) is a colubrid snake found on the Ryukyu Islands that can host Amblyomma geoemydae tick larvae.

Family
Genus
Hebius
Order
Class
Squamata

About Hebius pryeri (Boulenger, 1887)

Hebius pryeri, commonly known as Pryer's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. This species is native to the Ryukyu Islands. Tortoise tick larvae belonging to the species Amblyomma geoemydae have been recorded infesting this keelback species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Hebius

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