Wildlifeof China
Peters' Odd-scaled Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Achalinus spinalis
Basic stats
Habitat
Burrowing; recorded at about 1,230 m
Range
Northern Vietnam, Japan and central China (Fujian, Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hubei)
Peters' odd-scaled snake, also called the Japanese odd-scaled snake or grey burrowing snake (Achalinus spinalis), is a snake of the family Xenodermidae. It is found in northern Vietnam, Japan and central China, from Fujian west to Yunnan and Sichuan and north to Gansu and Shaanxi, including Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu and Hubei. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Peters' Odd-scaled Snake live in?
- Burrowing; recorded at about 1,230 m
- Where is the Peters' Odd-scaled Snake found?
- Northern Vietnam, Japan and central China (Fujian, Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hubei)