Achalinus jinggangensis

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Achalinus jinggangensis
Map showing the geographic distribution of Achalinus jinggangensis
Geographic distribution of Achalinus jinggangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus
Species:
A. jinggangensis
Binomial name
Achalinus jinggangensis
(Zong & Ma, 1983)
Synonyms[3]
  • Achalinopsis jinggangensis
    Zong & Ma, 1983[2]
  • Achalinus jinggangensis
    Ota & Toyama, 1989

Achalinus jinggangensis, commonly known as Zong's odd-scaled snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae. The species is endemic to the Jinggang Mountains in Jiangxi Province, China.[1][3]

Habitat

A. jinggangensis is a terrestrial snake that is known from forest habitats at an altitude of between 560 m (1,840 ft) and 1,080 m (3,540 ft). The estimated extent of occurrence is about 16666.67 km2.[1]

Description

A. jinggangensis may attain a total length (including tail) of 46 cm (18 in).[3] It is shiny blue-black both dorsally and ventrally.[2]

Reproduction

A. jinggangensis is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wang, Y.; Qi, S.; Ding, L. (2024). "Achalinus jinggangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T176325A199525494. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Zong Y, Ma J (1983). "A new species of the genus Achalinopsis from Jiangxi and the restoration of this genus". Acta Herpetologica Sinica 2 (2): 61–63. (Achalinopsis jinggangensis, new species). (in Chinese and English).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Achalinus jinggangensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 April 2015.

Further reading

  • Ota H, Toyama M (1989). "Taxonomic Re-definition of Achalinus formosanus Boulenger (Xenoderminae: Colubridae: Ophidia), with Description of a New Subspecies". Copeia 1989 (3): 597–602. (Achalinus jinggangensis, new combination).