Achalinus vanhoensis HA, ZIEGLER, SY, LE, NGUYEN & LUU, 2022
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Achalinus vanhoensis
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| Higher Taxa | Xenodermidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Van Ho burrowing snake |
| Synonym | Achalinus vanhoensis VAN HA, ZIEGLER, SY, LE, NGUYEN & LUU 2022 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Son La) Type locality: limestone forest (20°46.327’N, 105°45.677’E, 1121 m a.s.l.), Hua Tat Village, Van Ho Commune, Van Ho District, Son La Province, northern Vietnam. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: VNUF R.2019.13 (field number VH.19.13), adult male, collected by A. P. Trang, on 12 February 2019 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Achalinus vanhoensis sp. nov. is characterized by a combination of the following morphological characters: 1) maxillary teeth 32; 2) suture between the internasals distinctly longer than that between the prefrontals; 3) loreal absent, prefrontals stretch towards the supralabials; 4) dorsal scales in 25–23–23 rows, keeled; 5) two pairs of prefrontals; 6) supralabials six (left) and seven (right); 7) infralabials six; 8) temporals 2+2, the two anterior temporals in broad contact with eye; 9) ventrals 176; 10) subcaudals 84, all entire; 11) cloacal plate entire; 12) dorsum in preservative dark purple grey; 13) venter somewhat lighter with yellow-edged scales in the chin region, including infralabials; 14) posterior edges of ventrals and subcaudals with yellow margin (Ha et al. 2022). 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 2793 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from a single specimen (2023). |
| Etymology | Named after its type locality, Van Ho District, where the new Achalinus was discovered. |
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