Achalinus sheni

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 sheni

Name

Achalinus sheni Ma, Xu, Qi, Wang, Tang, Huang & Jiang, 2023: 16

• Holotype: ANU20230014 (field number HSR23019), adult ♂, collected by the team of Song Huang on 21 March 2023.
• Type locality: “Qixingjie Town, Lianyuan City, Hunan Province, China (27°55′11″N, 111°55′3″E; 408 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Ma, S., Xu, Y-H., Qi, S., Wang, Y-Y., Tang, S-S., Huang, S. & Jiang, J-P. 2023. Discovery of a new cryptic Achalinus Peters, 1869 (Serpentes, Xenodermidae) species from Hunan Province, China. Zookeys 1181: 9–27. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1181.109462 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Xu, Y-H., Wang, S., Ma, S., Burbrink, F.T., Peng, L-F. & Huang, S. 2024. First report of albinism for Achalinus sheni (Serpentes, Xenodermidae), with extended diagnosis of the species. ZooKeys 1209: 1–17. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1209.128944 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Shen’s Odd-scaled Snake