Achalinus mirabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xenodermoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Xenodermoidea

Achalinus mirabilis Xu, Hu, Qi, Zhang, Zhou, Xu, Wang & Peng in Xu et al., 2026: 399

Holotype: QHU R2025051 (field No. LFR 2025277), adult ♀, collected by J.H. Hu on 17 August 2025.
Type locality: “Kuocang Mountain, Youxi Town, Linhai City, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China (28.7149°N, 121.031°E, 202 m asl.)”.

Xu, Y.-H., Hu, J.-H., Qi, S., Ma, S., Chen, H.-J., Zhang, T.-R., Zhang, Y.-F., Sun, F.-Y., Zhou, J.-J., Xu, J.-N., Wang, Y.-Y. & Peng, L.-F. 2026. Taxonomic reassessment of Achalinus jinggangensis (Zong & Ma, 1983) (Serpentes, Xenodermidae), with description of a new species from Zhejiang Province, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(2): 387–409. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.183453 Reference page.