Suborder Serpentes Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Class Reptilia Family Xenodermatidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Achalinus formosanus, Achalinus spinalis, Achalinus niger, Xenodermatidae, Achalinus werneri | ||
The amami takachiho snake achalinus werneri
Achalinus (common name: odd-scaled snakes) is a genus of harmless snakes in the family Xenodermatidae. They are found in Japan, Taiwan, China, and northern Vietnam. Nine species are currently recognized. Achalinus was previously placed in Colubridae (along with other xenodermatids). (If anyone knows why exactly they are "odd"-scaled, please add that information to this section.)
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Achalinus werneri
Species
*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
References
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