Achalinus tranganensis

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 tranganensis

Name

Achalinus tranganensis Luu, Ziegler, Ha, Lo, Hoang, Ngo, Le, Tran & Nguyen 2020: 177.

• Holotype: VNUF R.2018.21 (field tag TA.18.21), adult ♀, collected by V.G. Luu, O.V. Lo & N.T.Nguyen on 31 May 2018.

• Type locality: "Limestone forest (20°15.266’N, 105°53.677’E, 9 m a.s.l.), near Tran Temple, Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam."

References

Primary references

• Luu, V.Q., Ziegler, T., Ha, N.V., Lo, O.V., Hoang, T.T., Ngo, H.T., Le, M.D., Tran, D.H. & Nguyen, T.Q. 2020. A new species of Achalinus (Squamata: Xenodermidae) from Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4877(1): 174–184. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4877.1.8 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Achalinus tranganensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Trang An Burrowing Snake