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Species of snake

Pareas hamptoni
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Genus: Pareas
Species: P. hamptoni
Binomial name
Pareas hamptoni
(Boulenger, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Amblycephalus hamptoni Boulenger, 1905
  • Eberhardtia tonkinensis
    Angel, 1920
  • Amblycephalus carinatus hainanus
    M.A. Smith, 1923 (part.)
  • Amblycephalus carinatus berdmorei
    M.A. Smith, 1930 (part.)
  • Pareas hamptoni
    — M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Dipsas hamptoni
    — Nguyen & Ho, 1996 (part.)
  • Pareas hamptoni
    — Ziegler, 2002

Pareas hamptoni, also known commonly as Hampton's slug snake, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, hamptoni, is in honor of Herbert Hampton, collector of the holotype.

Geographic range

P. hamptoni is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. hamptoni is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft).

Behavior

P. hamptoni is arboreal, and it is both diurnal and nocturnal.

Diet

P. hamptoni preys upon slugs.

Reproduction

P. hamptoni is oviparous.

Original publication

  • Boulenger GA (1905). "Descriptions of Two New Snakes from Upper Burma". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 235–236. (Amblycephalus hamptoni, new species, p. 236 + Figure 2, five views). (archive.org).

References

  1. ^ Vogel, G.; Wogan, G. (2012). "Pareas hamptoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192189A2053105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192189A2053105.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pareas hamptoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pareas hamptoni, p. 115).
  4. "Pareas hamptoni Boulenger, 1905". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  5. "Pareas hamptoni Boulenger, 1905". ubio.org. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  6. "Pareas hamptoni ". Thai National Parks. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

Further reading

  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
  • Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. ISBN 978-1906780708.
  • Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Pareas hamptoni, p. 120).
  • Vogel G (2010). "On the distribution of Pareas hamptoni (Boulenger, 1905) in Thailand (Serpentes: Pareatinae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 17 (3): 219–222.

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Taxon identifiers
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