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. |
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| 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) Additional details (4111 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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