Achalinus tranganensis LUU, ZIEGLER, HA, LO, HOANG, NGO, LE, TRAN & NGUYEN, 2020
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Achalinus tranganensis
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| Higher Taxa | Xenodermidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Trang An Burrowing Snake Vietnamese: Rắn xe điếu tràng an |
| Synonym | Achalinus tranganensis LUU, ZIEGLER, HA, LO, HOANG, NGO, LE, TRAN & NGUYEN 2020 |
| Distribution | N Vietnam (Ninh Binh) Type locality: limestone forest (20°15.266’N, 105°53.677’E, 9 m a.s.l.), near Tran Temple, Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. VNUF R.2018.21 (field number TA.18.21), adult female, collected by V.Q. Luu, O.V. Lo, N.T. Nguyen on 31 May 2018. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Achalinus tranganensis sp. nov is characterized by the following combination of morphological characters: 1) maxillary teeth 29; 2) suture between the internasals distinctly longer than that between the prefron- tals; 3) loreal distinctly wider than high, extending from the nasal to the eye; 4) dorsal scales in 25–23–23 rows, keeled; 5) two pairs of prefrontals; 6) supralabials six; 7) infralabials six; 8) temporals 2+3, the two anterior tempo- rals in contact with eye; 9) ventrals 171; 10) subcaudals 73+, entire; 11) cloacal entire; 12) dorsum in preservative reddish to greyish brown above; 13) the lower part of head side and chin region somewhat paler than remaining head; 14) venter greyish cream, with the anterior region of each ventral and subcaudal somewhat darker. 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 3769 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Sympatry: Lycodon futsingensis, L. subcinctus, Oligodon chinensis. Abundance: only known from a single specimen (2023). |
| Etymology | Named after its type locality, the Trang An Landscape Complex, where the new Achalinus was discovered. |
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