Keeled slug-eating snake | |
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Scientific classification
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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]
Keeled slug-eating snake | |
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Scientific classification
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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]