Achalinus werneri
# Achalinus werneri

Achalinus werneri, also known commonly as the Amami odd-scaled snake and the Amami Takachiho snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae. The species is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. There are no subspecies that are currently recognized.

## Etymology

The specific name, werneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A werneri are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands.

## Reproduction

A. werneri is oviparous.

## Conservation status

In 1996 the species Achalinus werneri was classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. This is because its range is estimated to be less than 20,000 $km^2$ (7,722 sq mi), or its area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 2,000 $km^2$ (772 sq mi), 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.

