Achalinus formosanus BOULENGER, 1908
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Higher Taxa | Xenodermidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | Achalinus formosanus chigirai OTA & TOYAMA 1989 Achalinus formosanus formosanus BOULENGER 1908 |
Common Names | E: Formosa Odd-scaled Snake |
Synonym | Achalinus formosanus BOULENGER 1908: 221 Achalinopsis sauteri STEINDACHNER 1913: 219 Achalinopsis sauteri — ZONG & MA 1983 Achalinus formosanus — SHIE 2005 Achalinus formosanus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 5 Achalinus formosanus chigirai OTA and TOYAMA 1989 Achalinus formosanus chigirai — GORIS & MAEDA 2004: 203 Achalinus formosanus chigirai — O’SHEA 2018 |
Distribution | Taiwan, Japan (S Ryukyu islands) Type locality: “Punkiho, Kagi district, Central Formosa” |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.7.78, NMW Holotype: OMNH (Osaka) R2673, an adult male, collected on a road at night on 18 May 1985, by K. Miyagi. [chigirai] |
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Comment | Conservation: A. f. chigirai is classified as “near threatened” in Japan (Ota 2000). |
Etymology | Named after its distribution in Taiwan (= Formosa). |
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