Common slug snake
Appearance
Common slug snake | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pareidae |
Genus: | Pareas |
Species: | P. monticola
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Binomial name | |
Pareas monticola | |
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
- ^ Cantor, T. E. (1839). "Spicilegium serpentium indicorum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 7: 31–34.
- ^ Pareas monticola at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Bombay Natural History Society (2005). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay Natural History Society. p. 20. Retrieved 10 June 2019.