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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pareidae |
| Genus: | Pareas |
| Species: | P. hamptoni
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| Pareas hamptoni (Boulenger, 1905)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, hamptoni, is in honor of Herbert Hampton, collector of the holotype.[3]
Geographic range edit
P. hamptoni is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1][2][4][5][6]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. hamptoni is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft).[1]
Behavior edit
P. hamptoni is arboreal, and it is both diurnal and nocturnal.[1]
Diet edit
Reproduction edit
Original publication edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b c Pareas hamptoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Pareas hamptoni Boulenger, 1905". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Pareas hamptoni Boulenger, 1905". ubio.org. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Pareas hamptoni ". Thai National Parks. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
Further reading edit
- 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.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pareas hamptoni.
- Flickr photo by Michael Cota, Koh Kut, Trat Provinz, Thailand
- Flickr photo by Zachary Cava, Vietnam
- Flickr photo by Zachary Cava, Vietnam
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