Common slug snake
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]
| Common slug snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Dipsas monticola | |
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.
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