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Achalinus ater

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Achalinus ater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus
Species:
A. ater
Binomial name
Achalinus ater
Bourret, 1937
Synonyms

Achalinus niger Bourret, 1935 nec Maki, 1931

Achalinus ater, commonly known as Bourret's odd-scaled snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae.

Distribution

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The species is found in northern Vietnam and China in Guizhou and Guangxi.[1][2] An individual found in Hecheng District, Huaihua during early May 2013 was originally reported as the first known occurrence of the species in Hunan Province.[3] However, molecular analysis has found this specimen to be a separate species named Achalinus hunanensis in 2023, and A. ater is no longer believed to range into Hunan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Achalinus ater". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176324A1438724.en.
  2. ^ Achalinus ater at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 April 2015.
  3. ^ Gao, Zhiwei; Qian, Tianyu; Jiang, Jianping; Hou, Dejia; Deng, Xuejian; Yang, Daode (2022-02-20). "Species diversity and distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Hunan Province, China". Biodiversity Science. 30 (2): 21290. doi:10.17520/biods.2021290. ISSN 1005-0094.
  4. ^ Ma, Shun; Shi, Sheng-Chao; Xiang, Sun-Jun; Shu, Fu; Jiang, Jian-Ping (2023-06-13). "A new species of Achalinus Peters, 1869 (Squamata, Xenodermidae) from Hunan Province, China". ZooKeys (1166): 315–321. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1166..315M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1166.103055. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10848825.