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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