Black Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus niger est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Xenodermatidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique de Taïwan. Elle se rencontre entre 1 000 et 3 000 m d'altitude.

Achalinus niger, common name black odd-scaled snake or black burrowing snake, is a snake in family Xenodermatidae that is endemic to Taiwan. Distribution and phylogeography This Taiwan endemic is widespread at elevations of 1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft) asl. Genetic analyses have indicated three distinct clades, a northern one from the Xueshan Range, a southern one from the Alishan Range and southern Central Mountain Range, and Meifeng, a small but very distinct location at the middle of the Central Mountain Range.

Achalinus es un género de serpientes venenosas de la familia Xenodermatidae. Sus especies se distribuyen por China, Japón e Indochina. Especies Se reconocen las 24 especies siguientes:​ Achalinus ater Bourret, 1937 Achalinus dabieshanensis Zhang, Liu, Huang and Zhang, 2023​ Achalinus emilyae Ziegler, Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Pham, Van Schingen, Nguyen & Le, 2019​ Achalinus formosanus Boulenger, 1908 Achalinus hainanus Huang, 1975 Achalinus hunanensis Ma, Shi, Xiang, Shu & Jiang, 2023​ Achalinus jinggangensis (Zong & Ma, 1983) Achalinus juliani Ziegler, Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Pham, Van…