Aplopeltura
| Aplopeltura | |
|---|---|
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| 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]
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Aplopeltura boa Khao Sok National Park
References
- 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.
- ↑ Duméril (1853). Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens, page 67.
- ↑ Aplopeltura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 May 2016.
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