Aplopeltura
Aplopeltura | |
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Aplopeltura boa, Khao Luang National Park. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pareidae |
Genus: | Aplopeltura Duméril, 1853[2] |
Species: | A. boa |
Binomial name | |
Aplopeltura boa Boie, 1828[3] | |
Aplopeltura is a genus of snakes of the family Pareidae. It contains a single species, Aplopeltura boa, the blunthead slug snake or blunt-headed slug-eating snake.[1][3] It is a small, non-venomous snake. The species can be found in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.[1]
- Aplopeltura boa, Khao Sok National Park.
References
- 1 2 3 Grismer, L.; Diesmos, A.C.; Gonzalez, J.C.; Jose, R. & Inger, R.F. (2012). "Aplopeltura boa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ Duméril (1853). Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens, page 67.
- 1 2 Aplopeltura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 May 2016.
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