Achalinus jinggangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus
Species:
A. jinggangensis
Binomial name
Achalinus jinggangensis
(Zong & Ma, 1983)
Synonyms[2]
  • Achalinopsis jinggangensis
    Zong & Ma, 1983[3]
  • Achalinus jinggangensis
    โ€” Ota & Toyama, 1989

Achalinus jinggangensis, commonly known as Zong's odd-scaled snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae. The species is endemic to the Jinggang Mountains in Jiangxi Province, China.[1][2]

Habitat

A. jinggangensis is a terrestrial snake that is known from forest habitats at an altitude of about 940 m (3,080 ft). The maximum extent of its estimated potential range is 78 square kilometres.[1]

Description

A. jinggangensis may attain a total length (including tail) of 46 cm (18 in).[2] It is shiny blue-black both dorsally and ventrally.[3]

Reproduction

A. jinggangensis is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wang, Y.; Lau, M.; Zhou, Z. (2014). "Achalinus jinggangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176325A1438907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176325A1438907.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Achalinus jinggangensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 Zong Y, Ma J (1983). "A new species of the genus Achalinopsis from Jiangxi and the restoration of this genus". Acta Herpetologica Sinica 2 (2): 61โ€“63. (Achalinopsis jinggangensis, new species). (in Chinese and English).

Further reading

  • Ota H, Toyama M (1989). "Taxonomic Re-definition of Achalinus formosanus Boulenger (Xenoderminae: Colubridae: Ophidia), with Description of a New Subspecies". Copeia 1989 (3): 597โ€“602. (Achalinus jinggangensis, new combination).


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