Achalinus zugorum

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 zugorum

Name

Achalinus zugorum Miller, Davis, Luong, Do, Pham, Ziegler, Lee, de Queiroz, Reynolds & Nguyen 2020: 800.

• Holotype: IEBR 4698 (field tag USNM-FS 280214), adult ♂, collected by Aryeh H. Miller, Hayden R.David, Anh M. Leiong & Quyen H. Do on 19 June 2019. on 10 April 2018.

• Type locality: "Lùng Càng Village, Minh Ngoc Commune, Bac Me District, Ha Giang Province, Vietnam, 22.7162208N, 105.1892788E (WGS 84), 228 m elevation."

References

Primary references

• Miller, A.H., Davis, H.R., Luong, A.M., Do, Q.H., Pham, C.T., Ziegler, T., Lee, J.L., de Queiroz, K., Reynolds, G.R. & Nguyen, T.Q. 2020. Discovery of a new species of enigmatic odd-scaled snake (Serpentes: Xenodermidae: Achalinus) from Ha Giang Province, Vietnam. Copeia 108(4): 796-808. DOI: 10.1643/CH2020060 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Achalinus zugorum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Zug's Odd-scaled Snake