Aplopeltura

Aplopeltura
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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Grismer, L.; Diesmos, A.C.; Gonzalez, J.C.; Jose, R. & Inger, R.F. (2012). "Aplopeltura boa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T176342A1440473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176342A1440473.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. Duméril (1853). Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens, page 67.
  3. 1 2 Aplopeltura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 May 2016.


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