Pareas xuelinensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pareidae |
Genus: | Pareas |
Species: | P. xuelinensis |
Binomial name | |
Pareas xuelinensis Liu & Rao, 2021 |
Pareas xuelinensis is a small, harmless slug-eating snake native to Yunnan, China.
Description
P. xuelinensis is a small snake whose scales are dusted with many small, black dots. The top of P. xuelinensis is typically orange, while the belly and sides are yellow-orange. Its irises are orange, but the pupil is black. A thin, broken, black stripe extends from the postocular scale on each side of the head to the beginning of the neck, where they connect to a much thicker line which curves forward toward the parietals. Many irregular, vertical black stripes mark the snake's sides and tail, but do not connect across the vertebral scales.
Behaviour
Like others of its genus, P. xuelinensis is a nocturnal invertebrate-eating snake.
Etymology
The specific epithet xuelinensis refers to Xuelin Township, the type locality of the species.
References
- Ding, L. (2024). "Pareas xuelinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T211836753A211836768. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Liu, Shuo (January 2021). "A new species of the genus Pareas (Squamata, Pareidae) from Yunnan, China". ZooKeys (1011): 121–138. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1011..121L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1011.59029. PMC 7843430. PMID 33564273.
- Uetz, P.; et al. (eds.). "Pareas xuelinensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pareas xuelinensis |
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