First record of <i>Achalinus hunanensis</i> Ma, Shi, Xiang, Shu & Jiang, 2023 (Serpentes, Xenodermidae) in Guangxi, China, with supplementary morphological information.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The family Xenodermidae comprises six recognised genera: Xenodermus Reinhardt, 1836; Achalinus Peters, 1869; Stoliczkia Jerdon, 1870; Fimbrios Smith, 1921; Parafimbrios Teynié, David, Lottier, Le, Vidal & Nguyen, 2015; and Paraxenodermus Deepak, Lalronunga, Lalhmingliani, Das, Narayanan, Das & Gower, 2021. Amongst these, Achalinus Peters, 1869, is the most species-rich taxon. It is widely distributed across eastern and south-eastern Asia, ranging from northern Vietnam to south-western China and extending partially into Japan.Achalinus hunanensis Ma, Shi, Xiang, Shu & Jiang, 2023 was originally described, based on two male specimens collected from Huaihua City and Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. Subsequent surv

SUBMITTER: Xie Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12679287 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature