Odd-scaled Snakes
Achalinus
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.)
30 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 30 known species
Boulenger's Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus rufescens
Black Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus niger
Huang's odd-scaled snake
speciesAchalinus huangjietangi
Peters' Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus spinalis
Formosa Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus formosanus
Achalinus ningshanensis
speciesAchalinus ningshanensis
Achalinus dehuaensis
speciesAchalinus dehuaensis
Amami Takachiho Snake
speciesAchalinus werneri
Szechwan Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus meiguensis
Achalinus panzhihuaensis
speciesAchalinus panzhihuaensis
Achalinus dabieshanensis
speciesAchalinus dabieshanensis
Zong's Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus jinggangensis
Achalinus yunkaiensis
speciesAchalinus yunkaiensis
Kuocang Moutain odd-scaled snake
speciesAchalinus mirabilis
Achalinus hunanensis
speciesAchalinus hunanensis
Achalinus jianghuaensis
speciesAchalinus jianghuaensis
Achalinus quangi
speciesAchalinus quangi
Ha Giang Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus zugorum
Achalinus nanshanensis
speciesAchalinus nanshanensis
Bourret's Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus ater
Achalinus vanhoensis
speciesAchalinus vanhoensis
Trang An Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus tranganensis
Achalinus emilyae
speciesAchalinus emilyae
Achalinus damingensis
speciesAchalinus damingensis
Achalinus yangdatongi
speciesAchalinus yangdatongi
Hainan Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus hainanus
Achalinus juliani
speciesAchalinus juliani
Achalinus timi
speciesAchalinus timi
Achalinus sheni
speciesAchalinus sheni
Pingbian Odd-scaled Snake
speciesAchalinus pingbianensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27576.