Species

Achalinus ater

Achalinus ater · described by BOURRET 1937

Achalinus formosanus, a close relative of Achalinus ater — Pictured: Achalinus formosanus, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Sin Syue Li, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Achalinus ater
First described: BOURRET 1937
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Xenodermidae
Genus: Achalinus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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