Sakishima green snake
The Sakishima green snake (Ptyas herminae ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Japan.
The specific name, herminae, is in honor of Boettger's wife, Hermine Boettger.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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Not a migrantAnimals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.
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starts withP. herminae may attain a total length of 58 cm (23 in), which includes a tail about 11 cm (4.3 in) long.
P. herminae is found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
The preferred natural habitat of P. herminae is forest.
P. herminae is terrestrial.
P. herminae is oviparous. An adult female may lay a clutch of about eight eggs in August, which is later than other species of terrestrial snakes lay eggs in the Ryukyus.
