Photo of a Yuinkai Mountains Burrowing Snake (Achalinus yunkaiensis)
Photo: Pedro Antunes da Costa, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Yuinkai Mountains Burrowing Snake

Achalinus yunkaiensis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Xenodermidae
Genus
Achalinus
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist

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About

Yuinkai Mountains Burrowing Snake (Achalinus yunkaiensis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Xenodermidae, found in China. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 10 more. Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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