Achalinus ater

Achalinus ater, commonly known as Bourret's odd-scaled snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae.

Achalinus ater
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Xenodermidae
Genus:	Achalinus
Species:	A. ater
Binomial name
Achalinus ater Bourret, 1937
Synonyms
Achalinus niger Bourret, 1935 nec Maki, 1931

Distribution

The species is found in northern Vietnam and China in Guizhou and Guangxi.^[1][2] An individual found in Hecheng District, Huaihua during early May 2013 was originally reported as the first known occurrence of the species in Hunan Province.^[3] However, molecular analysis has found this specimen to be a separate species named Achalinus hunanensis in 2023, and A. ater is no longer believed to range into Hunan.^[4]