Achalinus dabieshanensis ZHANG, LIU, HUANG, HU, YU, SUN, ZHANG, WEN & ZHANG, 2023
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Achalinus dabieshanensis
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| Higher Taxa | Xenodermidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Dabie Mountains Odd‐scaled Snake, Dabie Mountain Burrowing Snake Chinese: “ 大别山脊蛇 (Dà Bié Shān Jĭ Shé) |
| Synonym | Achalinus dabieshanensis ZHANG, LIU, HUANG, HU, YU, SUN, ZHANG, WEN & ZHANG 2023 |
| Distribution | China (Anhui) Type locality: Fuziling Provincial Reserve in the Dabie Mountains (30°57′47.88′′ N, 116°04′37.20′′ E; 1361 m a.s.l.), Huoshan County, Luan City, Anhui Province, China |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: AHU 2018‐EE‐0710 (Figures 2 and 3A–F), an adult female, collected by Tingli Hu, Zhen Xu, Ruolei Sun, and Guotao Chen on 10 July 2018. Paratypes: AHU 2016‐EE‐0615 (Figure 3A–D), an adult male, collected by Lei Yu and Tao Pan on 15 June 2016 from the Yaoluoping Nature Reserve in the Dabie Moun‐ tains (30◦59′05.99′′ N, 116◦04′45.20′′ E; 1051 m a.s.l.), Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, China. AHU 2019‐EE‐0813, a female collected by Caiwen Zhang and Haohao Ma on13 August 2019 from the same locality as the holotype (31◦11′6.72′′ N, 116◦04′38.28′′ E; 635 m a.s.l). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A new species of Achalinus with: (1) weakly iridescent tinged, uniform brown dorsum with vertebral scales and about three adjacent dorsal scales dark brown, forming longitudinal vertebral line from posterior margin of parietals to tail tip; (2) light brown venter; (3) relatively short tail, TaL/TL ratio 16.8–22.3%; (4) suture length between internasals distinctly shorter than between prefrontals; (5) one loreal (height/length ratio 0.79–0.89); (6) six supralabials, 4th and 5th widely in contact with eye; (7) temporals 2 + 2 + 3 (or 2 + 2 + 4), two elongated anterior temporals in contact with eye; (8) five infralabials, two pairs of chin shields, first three infralabials touching first pair of chin shields; (9) 141–155 ventrals, 45–55 subcaudals, not paired; (10) dorsal scales in 23 rows throughout, strongly keeled, but outermost rows on both sides smooth and significantly enlarged; (11) anal entire. (Zhang et al. 2023) Additional details (1614 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet, Achalinus dabieshanensis sp. nov., refers to the distribution of the new species in the Dabie Mountains in Anhui, China. |
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