Achalinus juliani

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 juliani

Name

Achalinus juliani Ziegler, Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Pham, Schingen, Nguyen & Le, 2019: 253.

• Holotype: IEBR A.2018.8 (field no. CB 2014.18), adult ♂, collected by C.T. Pham on 14 June 2014.
• Type locality: “forest of Duc Quang Commune (22°43.084’N, 106°39.653’E, at an elevation of 477 m above sea level), Ha Lang District, Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam”.
• Paratype: IEBR A.2018.9 (field no. CB 2014.19), adult ♀, from "Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park (22°36.147’N, 105°52.726’E, at an elevation of 1461 m above sea level), Nguyen Binh District, Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam", collected by C.T. Pham on 24 May 2014.
• Paratype: VNMN 06924 (field no. TAO 766), adult ♂, from "forest of Thanh Cong Commune within Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park (22°60.556’N, 105°87.530’E, at an elevation of 1590 m above sea level), Nguyen Binh District, Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam", collected by T.T. Nguyen on 10 May 2010.

References

Primary references

• Ziegler, T., Nguyen, T.Q., Pham, C.T., Nguyen, T.T., Pham, A.V., van Schingen, M., Nguyen, T.T. & Le, M.D. 2019. Three new species of the snake genus Achalinus from Vietnam (Squamata: Xenodermatidae). Zootaxa 4590(2): 249–269. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.2.3 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boundy, J. 2021. Snakes of the World: A Supplement. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 273 pp. ISBN 9781138618138 ebook Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Achalinus juliani. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 October 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Julian’s Burrowing Snake