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Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888 is a animal in the Xenodermidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888 (Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888)
Animalia

Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888

Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888

Achalinus rufescens is a Xenodermatidae snake species found in northern Vietnam and southern-southeastern China.

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Achalinus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888

Taxonomic Identity

Achalinus rufescens, described by Boulenger in 1888, is a species of snake that belongs to the family Xenodermatidae.

Common Names

It is also commonly called the rufous burrowing snake and Boulenger's odd-scaled snake.

Distribution Range

This snake species is distributed in northern Vietnam, as well as southern and southeastern China—its range within China covers Hong Kong, Hainan, and extends eastward to Zhejiang.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Xenodermidae Achalinus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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