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Taxonomy of the genus Achalinus Biodiversity of the family Xenodermidae

Bibliography of the genus
Achalinus (East Asian Burrowing Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Xenodermidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Achalinus in general

Jiang, Y. 1992. The discussion of the classification on a genus and a species of Colubridae (Reptilia: Serpentes). (In Chinese, English summary). pp. 116-117. In: Jiang, Y. (ed.). Collected papers on herpetology. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu. 157 pp.

Peters, W.C.H. 1869. ber neue Gattung und neue oder weniger bekannte Arten von Amphibien (Eremias, Dicrodon, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Typhlops, Eryx, Rhynchonyx, Elapomorphus, Achalinus, Coronella, Dromicus, Xenopholis, Anoplodipsas, Spilotes, tropidonotus). Monatsberichte der K niglich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869(May): 432-445.

Takara, T. 1978. A species of Achalinus (Ophidia, Colubridae) from Iriomote Island, Okinawa. Preliminary report. Japanese Journal of Herpetology 7(4): 92.

Achalinus ater

Fu, S.; Shi, S.C.; Tang, Z.J.; Liu, Z.X.; Zhao, D.D.; Xiang, S.J.; Deng, X.J. 2014. [Achalinus ater was discovered in Hunan Province]. (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Zoology 49(1): 113-115.

Li, D. 1989. A survey of reptiles in Leigongshan area. pp. 269-275. In: Matsui, M.; Hikida, T. & Goris, R.C. (eds.). Current Herpetology in East Asia. Proceedings of the Second Japan-China Herpetological Symposium Kyoto, July 1988. Herpetological Society of Japan, Kyoto, Japan. 521 pp.

Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2003. New records and data on the poorly known snakes of Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 217-240.

Achalinus formosanus

Ota, H.; Toyama, M. 1989. Taxonomic re-definition of Achalinus formosanus Boulenger (Xenoderminae: Colubridae: Ophidia), with description of a new subspecies. Copeia 1989(3): 597-602.

Ota, H.; Toyama, M. 1989. Two additional specimens of Achalinus formosanus chigirai [chirigai] (Colubridae: Ophidia) from the Yaeyama Group, Ryukyu Archipelago. Japanese Journal of Herpetology 13(2): 40-43.

Steindachner, F. 1913. ber zwei neue Schlangenarten von Formosa. Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien 50: 218-220.

Steindachner, F. 1914. Bericht ber die von Hans Sauter auf Formosa gesammelten Schlangenarten. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien (Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse) 90: 319-361.

Achalinus hainanus

Anonymous. 1975. Three new species of reptiles from Hainan Island, Guangdong Province. Acta Zoologica Sinica 21(4): 379-384.

Hu, S.; Zhao, E. 1982. Three new species of reptiles from Hainan Island, Guangdong Province. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 53: 1-9. (Translation of Acta Zoologica Sinica 24(4) [1975]: 379-384).

Hu, S.; Zhao, E.M. 1975. [Three new species of reptiles from Hainan Island, Guangdong Province (In Chinese). Acta Zoologica Sinica 24(4): 379-384.

Achalinus jinggangensis

Zong, Y.; Ma, J. 1983. A new species of the genus Achalinopsis from Jiangxi and the restoration of this genus. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 2(2): 61-63.

Achalinus meiguensis

Kou, Z.T.; & al. 2003. [A new record of snake, Achalinus meiguensis in Yunnan Province]. (In Chinese). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 22(4): 263, 267.

Liu, S.L.; Dai, B.; Zheng, Z.R. 2002. [Morphological characteristics of young Achalinus meiguensis]. (In Chinese). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 21(3): 189.

Wang, G.; He, S.P.; Huang, S.; He, M.; Zhao, E.M. 2009. The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence and the phylogenetic position of Achalinus meiguensis (Reptilia: Squamata). Chinese Science Bulletin 54(10): 1713-1724.

Achalinus niger

Bourret, R. 1935. Notes herp tologiques sur l'Indochine francaise. VIII. Sur les Achalinus d'Indochine. Bulletin General de l'Instruction Publique (Hanoi) 14(5): 101-104.

Huang, W. 1995. Notes on egg clutch size of the black burrowing snake, Achalinus niger. Journal of Taiwan Museum 48(2): 105-108.

Achalinus rufescens

Peng, L.; Huang, S. 2015. [Achalinus rufescens was found in Anhui Province, China]. (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Zoology 50(1): 159.

Fang, R.; Wang, T. 1983. Three new records of snakes from Shaanxi. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 2(2): 75-76.

Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2003. New records and data on the poorly known snakes of Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 217-240.

Achalinus spinalis

Arao, K.; Ishida, A. 2005. [An albino specimen of Achalinus spinalis collected in Oita Prefecture, Japan]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2005(2): 120-121.

Fukada, H. 1978. Oviductal eggs of the snake Achalinus spinalis. Japanese Journal of Herpetology 7(3): 72-73.

Marunouchi, J. 2010. [A record of Achalinus spinalis at Iryuda, Okawara city, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan]. (In Japanese). Natural History Report of Kanagawa 31: 73-74.

Matsui, M.; Tanabe, S. 2001. [Two species of nocturnal snakes found in the stream]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2001(2): 79-81.

Minato, H. 2002. [Achalinus spinalis, a lovely snake recorded from "Oshima" KiiNagashima, the eastern Kii Peninsula, Japan]. (In Japanese). Kuroshio 21: 7-8.

Minato, H. 2005. [A lovely snake (Achalinus spinalis) recorded from Kii-oshima, off Kushimoto, southern Kii Peninsula (Wakayama Prefecture)]. (In Japanese). Kuroshio 24: 18-19.

Namiye, M. 1898. ber eine wenig bekannte einheimische Schlange der Gattung Achalinus (A. spinalis, Peters). Ann. Zool. Japon. 2: 29-31.

Ohno, M. 1978. Bibliography of the selected important animals occurring in Japan. (4). Achalinus spinalis spinalis Peters 1869 and A. spinalis werneri Van Denburgh, 1912 (Reptilia, Colubridae). Journal of the Toyo University General Education 21: 93-104.

Ohno, M. 1983. Bibliography of the selected important animals occurring in Japan (4a). Achalinus spinalis spinalis Peters, 1869 and A. spinalis werneri van Denburgh, 1912. (Reptilia, Colubridae). Supplement 1. Journal of the Toyo University General Education 26: 41-45.

Okada, S.; Tsurusaki, N. 2002. [New records of the Japanese odd-scaled snake, Achalinus spinalis (Colubridae) from Tottori Prefecture, Honshu, Japan]. (In Japanese, English summary). Tottori Seibutsu 35: 3-5.

Ota, H.; Kamezaki, N.; Hikida, T.; Matsui, M.; Mori, A.; Hayashi, T.; Tanabe, S. 1991. Karyotype of Achalinus spinalis from Japan: the first karyological description of a xenodermine snake (Colubridae). Japanese Journal of Herpetology 14(1): 12-14.

Tamai, S. 1982. The snake, Acalinus spinalis Peters in Wakayama-ken. Nanki Seibutu 24(2): 96.

Totsune, T.; Utsunomiya, T. 1999. On Achalinus spinalis from Saji, Tottori Prefecture. (In Japanese, English summary). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 1: 5-7.

Yamamoto, E. 1981. On Achalinus (Achalinus) spinalis Peters at Oda-cho, Ehime Pref. The Snake 13(2): 137-141.

Yamamoto, E. 1984. Achalinus spinalis Peters at Oda-cho, Ehime Pref., Japan 2. The Snake 16(1): 49-55.

Yamamoto, E.; Okayama, T. 1993. Oviducal eggs of Achalinus spinalis collected at Oda-cho, Ehime pref., Japan. The Snake 25(2): 145-146.

Yamasaki, Y.; Mori, Y. 2017. Seasonal activity pattern of a nocturnal fossorial snake, Achalinus spinalis (Serpentes: Xenodermidae). Current Herpetology 36(1): 28-36.

Yasui, K.; Asaka, T. 2011. [Records of Achalinus spinalis Peters and Dinodon orientale (Hilgendorf) from Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan]. (In Japanese). Science Report of the Toyohashi Museum of Natural History 21: 27-29.

Yumoto, K.; Chinone, S. 2003. [Records of Achalinus spinalis in Ibaraki Prefecture]. (In Japanese, English summary). Bulletin of Ibaraki Nature Museum 6: 63-65.

Achalinus werneri

Ohno, M. 1978. Bibliography of the selected important animals occurring in Japan. (4). Achalinus spinalis spinalis Peters 1869 and A. spinalis werneri Van Denburgh, 1912 (Reptilia, Colubridae). Journal of the Toyo University General Education 21: 93-104.

Ohno, M. 1983. Bibliography of the selected important animals occurring in Japan (4a). Achalinus spinalis spinalis Peters, 1869 and A. spinalis werneri van Denburgh, 1912. (Reptilia, Colubridae). Supplement 1. Journal of the Toyo University General Education 26: 41-45.

Thompson, J.C. 1912. On reptiles new to the island areas of Asia. Herpetological Notices (San Francisco) 3: 1-5.

Toriba, M. 2004. [Achalinus werneri in Tokashiki Island, Okinawa, Japan]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2004(1): 20-21.