Pareas hamptoni

Pareas hamptoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Pareatinae
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 Colubridae.

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.[4][5][2][6]

Original publication

References

  1. ↑ Vogel G, Wogan G. (2011-09-01). "Pareas hamptoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. 1 2 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.

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