Achalinus rufescens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Achalinus rufescens, also known as rufous burrowing snake and Boulenger's odd-scaled snake, is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae. The species is found in Northern Vietnam and southern and southeastern China, including Hong Kong and Hainan, as far east as Zhejiang. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
No species of the same family or order lives in Hong Kong, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boulenger's Odd-scaled Snake sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 43 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boulenger's Odd-scaled Snake in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and November–February, the lowest months.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Boulenger's Odd-scaled Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boulenger's Odd-scaled Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Hong Kong (14 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
