Pareas hamptoni

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Pareas hamptoni
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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.) [non Pareas berdmorei Theobald, 1868 = Pareas carinatus Wagler, 1830]
  • Pareas hamptoni
    — M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Dipsas hamptoni
    — Nguyen & Ho, 1996
  • Pareas hamptoni
    — Ziegler, 2002[2]

Pareas hamptoni, also known as Hampton's slug snake, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae.

Etymology[]

The specific name, hamptoni, is in honor of Herbert Hampton, collector of the holotype.[3]

Geographic range[]

P. hamptoni is found in Thailand, Myanmar, China, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[2][4][5][6]

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. ^ a b Pareas hamptoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (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. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

Further reading[]

  • 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).

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