Pareas carinatus
Keeled slug-eating 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. carinatus
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Binomial name | |
Pareas carinatus (Boie, 1828)
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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]
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Khao Sok National Park
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Kaeng Krachan District, Thailand
References
- ^ 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.
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