Achalinus formosanus chigirai
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Xenodermoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus
Species: Achalinus formosanus
Subspecies: Achalinus formosanus chigirai
Name
[edit]Achalinus formosanus chigirai Ota & Toyama, 1989: 600.
- Holotype: OMNH R2673, ♂, collected by K. Miyagi, on 18 May 1985.
- Type locality: Uehara (ca. 70 m), Iriomotejima Island, Yaeyama Group, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
- Paratype: OPM H0488, ♂, collected by S. Hori, on 12 July 1982, in limestone cave on Iriomotejima Island.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Ota, H. & Toyama, M. 1989. Taxonomic re-definition of Achalinus formosanus Boulenger (Xenoderminae: Colubridae: Ophidia), with description of a new subspecies. Copeia 1989(3): 597–602. DOI: 10.2307/1445485 Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Environment Agency of Japan (eds.), 2000. Threatened Wildlife of Japan -Red Data Book 2nd ed.- Reptillia/Amphibia. ISBN4-915959-70-8. [1]
- Ota, H. & Toyama, M. 1989.Two additional specimens of Achalinus formosanus chigirai (Colubridae: Ophidia) from the Yaeyama Group, Ryukyu Archipelago. Japanese Journal of Herpetology 13(2): 40–43. PDF Reference page.