Achalinus ater

Achalinus ater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus
Species:
A. ater
Binomial name
Achalinus ater
Bourret, 1937
Synonyms

Achalinus niger Bourret, 1935 nec Maki, 1931

Achalinus ater, commonly known as Bourret's odd-scaled snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae.

Distribution

The species is found in northern Vietnam and China in Guizhou and Guangxi. An individual found in Hecheng District, Huaihua during early May 2013 was originally reported as the first known occurrence of the species in Hunan Province. However, molecular analysis has found this specimen to be a separate species named Achalinus hunanensis in 2023, and A. ater is no longer believed to range into Hunan.

References

  1. 1 2 "Achalinus ater". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176324A1438724.en.
  2. ↑ Achalinus ater at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Gao, Zhiwei; Qian, Tianyu; Jiang, Jianping; Hou, Dejia; Deng, Xuejian; Yang, Daode (2022-02-20). "Species diversity and distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Hunan Province, China". Biodiversity Science. 30 (2) 21290. doi:10.17520/biods.2021290. ISSN 1005-0094.
  4. ↑ Ma, Shun; Shi, Sheng-Chao; Xiang, Sun-Jun; Shu, Fu; Jiang, Jian-Ping (2023-06-13). "A new species of Achalinus Peters, 1869 (Squamata, Xenodermidae) from Hunan Province, China". ZooKeys (1166): 315–321. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1166..315M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1166.103055. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10848825.