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Pareas carinatus

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Keeled slug-eating snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Genus: Pareas
Species:
P. carinatus
Binomial name
Pareas carinatus
(Boie, 1828)
Synonyms

Amblycephalus carinatus Boie, 1828

The keeled slug-eating snake, Pareas carinatus, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae . It is relatively widespread in Southeast Asia, from southern China (Yunnan) to Burma and Indochina to the Malay Archipelago (Borneo, Java, Lombok, Sumatra, Bali).[1][2] Two subspecies are recognized: P. c. carinatus and P. c. unicolor, the latter being confined to Cambodia.[2]

Keeled slug-eating snakes live in or near forests. They are nocturnal and mostly arboreal, and as the common name suggests, they feed exclusively on snails and slugs. They are oviparous.[1]

While the species is negatively affected by forest destruction, IUCN considers these effects to be localized and not threatening the species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wogan, G.; Vogel, G. (2012). "Pareas carinatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T192235A2059305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192235A2059305.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Pareas carinatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database