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Common slug snake

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Common slug snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Genus: Pareas
Species:
P. monticola
Binomial name
Pareas monticola
(Cantor, 1839)[1]
Synonyms

Dipsas monticola

The common slug snake (Pareas monticola) is a species of snake found in Northeast India (Sikkim, Assam, Darjeeling; Arunachal Pradesh (Mokto – Tawang district)), Vietnam, and Southwest China (Tibet, Yunnan).[2] It is common. The species was first described by Theodore Cantor in 1839.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cantor, T. E. (1839). "Spicilegium serpentium indicorum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 7: 31–34.
  2. ^ Pareas monticola at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Bombay Natural History Society (2005). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay Natural History Society. p. 20. Retrieved 10 June 2019.