| Achalinus formosanus | |
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| Achalinus formosanus formosanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Xenodermidae |
| Genus: | Achalinus |
| Species: | A. formosanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Achalinus formosanus | |
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Achalinopsis sauteri Steindachner, 1913 | |
Achalinus formosanus, common name Formosan odd-scaled snake or Taiwan burrowing snake, is a non-venomous snake in family Xenodermidae[3] that is found in Taiwan and in the southern Ryukyu Islands (Japan).[1][4][5]
- ^ a b Zhou, Z.; Lau, M.; Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Achalinus formosanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T192148A96878672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T192148A96878672.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. (1908). "Description of a new frog and a new snake from Formosa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (2): 221–222.
- ^ In earlier classifications sometimes still in use, subfamily Xenodermatinae, family Colubridae. See e.g. "Xenodontinae Cope, 1895". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Achalinus formosanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 November 2015.
- ^ Hans Breuer & William Christopher Murphy (2009–2010). "Achalinus formosanus formosanus". Snakes of Taiwan. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2015.