Achalinus dehuaensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xenodermoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Xenodermoidea

Familia: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus
Species: Achalinus dehuaensis

Name

Achalinus dehuaensis Li, Wu, Xu, Zhu, Ren, Guo & Dong, 2021

• Holotype: YBU 13013, juvenile ♂, collected in July 2013.
• Type locality: “Nancheng Town, Dehua County, Fujian Province, China, at an elevation of 455 m above sea level”.

References

Primary references

• Li, K., Wu, Y.-Y., Xu, R.-Y., Zhu, F., Ren, J.-L., Guo, P. & Dong, B.-J. 2021. A new species of the Achalinus rufescens complex (Xenodermidae: Achalinus) from Fujian Province, China. Zootaxa 5026(2): 239–254. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5026.2.5 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Achalinus dehuaensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Dehua Odd‑scaled Snake