Achalinus ater
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Xenodermidae |
| Genus: | Achalinus |
| Species: | A. ater
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| Binomial name | |
| Achalinus ater Bourret, 1937
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| Synonyms | |
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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[edit]
The species is found in northern Vietnam and China in Guizhou and Guangxi.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Achalinus ater". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176324A1438724.en.
- ^ Achalinus ater at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 April 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1166.103055. ISSN 1313-2970.