Achalinus quangi

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 quangi

Name

Achalinus quangi Pham, Le, Ngo, Ong, Ziegler & Nguyen, 2023

• Holotype: ZVNU.2022.08 (Field number MD.2015.113), adult ♂, collected by H.V. Tu, C.k.P kham and A.V. Pham on 27 August 2015.
• Type locality: “forest near kieng Village (21°06’51.4”N, 104°47’55.1”E, WGS84, at an elevation of 690 m asl.), Muong Do Commune, Phu Yen District, Son La Province, Vietnam”.

References

Primary references

• Pham, A.V., Le, M.D., Ngo, H.T., Ong, A.V., Ziegler, T. & Nguyen, T.Q. 2023. Achalinus quangi, a new odd-scaled snake species from Vietnam. Zootaxa 5270(1): 48–66. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.1.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Quang’s Odd-scaled Snake