Achalinus emilyae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caenophidia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia

Familia: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus
Species: Achalinus emilyae

Name

Achalinus emilyae Ziegler, Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Pham, Schingen, Nguyen & Le, 2019: 260

• Holotype: IEBR 4465 (field no. 5/2016 KT 10), adult ♀, collected by M. van Schingen and D.K.T. Pham on 5 May 2016.
• Type locality: “Dong Son-Ky Thuong Nature Reserve (21°10.15’N, 107°9.58’E, at an elevation of 348.5 m above sea level), Hoanh Bo District, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam”.

References

Primary references

• Ziegler, T., Nguyen, T.Q., Pham, C.T., Nguyen, T.T., Pham, A.V., Schingen, M.V., Nguyen, T.T. & Le, M.D. 2019. Three new species of the snake genus Achalinus from Vietnam (Squamata: Xenodermatidae). Zootaxa 4590(2): 249–269. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.2.3 . Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Achalinus emilyae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 October 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Emily’s Burrowing Snake