NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Shen’s Burrowing Snake
Achalinus sheni Ma, Xu, Qi, Wang, Tang, Huang & Jiang, 2023
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Achalinus sheni Ma, Xu, Qi, Wang, Tang, Huang & Jiang, 2023
- Name authority
- Ma, Xu, Qi, Wang, Tang, Huang & Jiang, 2023
- Common name
- Shen’s Burrowing Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Xenodermidae
- Genus
- Achalinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyXenodermidae
- genusAchalinus
- speciesAchalinus sheni Ma, Xu, Qi, Wang, Tang, Huang & Jiang, 2023
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Achalinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Emily’s Burrowing SnakeAchalinus emilyae Ziegler, Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Pham, Van Schingen, Nguyen & Le, 2019 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Julian’s Burrowing SnakeAchalinus juliani Ziegler, Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Pham, Van Schingen, Nguyen & Le, 2019 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trang An Burrowing SnakeAchalinus tranganensis Luu, Ziegler, Ha, Lo, Hoang, Ngo, Le, Tran & Nguyen, 2020 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panzhihua Odd-scaled SnakeAchalinus panzhihuaensis Hou, Wang, Guo, Chen, Yuan & Che, 2021 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dehua odd–scaled snakeAchalinus dehuaensis Li, Wu, Xu, Zhu, Ren, Guo & Dong, 2021 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Huang’s Odd-scaled SnakeAchalinus huangjietangi Huang, Peng & Huang, 2021 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bourret's Odd-scaled SnakeAchalinus ater Bourret, 1937 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Formosa Odd-scaled SnakeAchalinus formosanus Boulenger, 1908 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hainan Odd-scaled SnakeAchalinus hainanus Huang, 1975 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zong's Odd-scaled SnakeAchalinus jinggangensis (Zong & Ma, 1983) | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Szechwan Odd-scaled SnakeAchalinus meiguensis Hu & Zhao, 1966 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black Odd-scaled SnakeAchalinus niger Maki, 1931 | XenodermidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Achalinus&species=sheni Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:C6B6M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.