Aplopeltura

Aplopeltura
Aplopeltura boa Khao Luang National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Pareatinae
Genus: Aplopeltura
Duméril, 1853[2]
Species: A. boa
Binomial name
Aplopeltura boa
(Boie, 1828)

Aplopeltura is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. 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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Duméril (1853). Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens, page 67.
  3. ↑ Aplopeltura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 May 2016.


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