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) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1614 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| 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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