Chinese scientists have identified a new snake species featuring a bright yellow neck collar in central China's Hunan Province.
This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.
The newly discovered Achalinus nanshanensis belongs to the genus Achalinus, commonly known as odd-scaled snakes. It is only found in the two counties of Chengbu and Tongdao in the southwest of Hunan.
The discovery has increased the number of identified Achalinus species in the world to 28, according to the article published in the scientific journal ZooKeys.
"Achalinus is a group of cave-dwelling, earthworm-eating snakes featuring scales that shine colorfully under the light", – said Mo Xiaoyang, one author of the article and a professor with Hunan Normal University.
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