Achalinus niger

Achalinus niger

Achalinus niger — distribution map

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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 niger

Name

Achalinus niger Maki, 1931: 60. (non Bourret, 1935: 103.)

• Holotype: NSMT H2562 (formerly KIU no. a), ♂, collected by M. Maki in June 1925.
• Type locality: "Mt Arisan, Central Formosa" (= Mt Ali, ext. S. Nantou Co., central Taiwan ca. 23°35'N, 120°49'E, ca. 2000 m.)

References

Primary references

• Maki, M. 1931. A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan. Dai-ichi Shobo: Tokyo. 240 pp. 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. 
• Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page. 
• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Achalinus niger. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 September 2019.
• Jiang, J., Lau, M.W.N., Rao, D.-q. & Guo, P. 2012. IUCN: Achalinus niger  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192192A2053578. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192192A2053578.en

Vernacular names

English: Black Odd-scaled Snake