Achalinus jianghuaensis HUANG, LIU, ZHANG & WU, 2024
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Achalinus jianghuaensis
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| Higher Taxa | Xenodermidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Achalinus jianghuaensis HUANG, LIU, ZHANG & WU in HUANG et al. 2024: 321 |
| Distribution | China (Hunan) Type locality: Jianghua County (25°3’ N 112°7’nE; 480m a.s.l.), Yongzhou, Hunan Province, China. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. JSUWT005, an adult male, collected by Shengqiang Liu on 3 October 2021. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species can be distinguished from other recognized Achalinus species by a combination of the following characteristics: (1) dorsal scales throughout 23 rows, strongly keeled; (2) tail relatively long,, the ratio of TaL to TL is 0.28:1; (3) suture between internasals remarkably longer than that between prefrontals; (4) loreal single; (5) supralabials six, the fourth and fifth in contact with the eye; (6) infralabials five, the first three in contact with first pair of chin shields; (7) temporals arranged in three rows, 2 – 2 – 4; (8) ventral scales 155; (9) subcaudals 72, arranged in a single row; and (10) dorsal surface of head and body greyish black, venter pale black, the occipital yellow-white patch extending to the head and abdomen. (Huang et al. 2024) 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 4111 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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