Achalinus emilyae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xenodermoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Xenodermoidea

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”.
• Paratype: VNMN 1334, adult ♀, collected at Suoi Tuyen, Bc Giang Province (320-400 m asl.), by T. Ziegler and T.T. Nguyen on 24 June 2010.

References

Primary references

• Ziegler, T., Nguyen, T.Q., Pham, C.T., Nguyen, T.T., Pham, A.V., van Schingen, M., 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. 

Additional references

• Boundy, J. 2021. Snakes of the World: A Supplement. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 273 pp. ISBN 9781138618138 ebook Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Achalinus emilyae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 October 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Emily’s Burrowing Snake