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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Genus
  
Pareas

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Colubridae

Scientific name
  
Pareas macularius

Rank
  
Species

Spotted slug snake Pareas margaritophorus Whitespotted Slug Snake Flickr

Similar
  
Pareas, Pareatinae, Pareas carinatus, Aplopeltura boa, Scaled reptiles

The spotted slug snake (also known as the white-spotted slug snake or mountain slug snake; Pareas margaritophorus) is a small, harmless species of snake that is rather common and feeds on small invertebrates.

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Spotted slug snake Reptile of Hong Kong

Characteristics

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Spotted slug snakes are forest-dwellers that are about small to medium-sized. They have fangs that are located on their lower jaw in which they can use to remove the snail from their shells to eat. They have blunt heads that are wider than their actual body width. It averages about 47 cm in length and can be spotted by its collar that can be yellow or orange with a grey or brown body. It also has black scales with a pale underside with dark spots.

Habits

Spotted slug snake snake White spotted Slug Snake Nonvenomous Pareas

The Spotted slug snake is a nocturnal species that is active on the forest floor or on shallow vegetation that are usually found in lowland or lower mountain forests that are at the elevation of 1500 meters.

Diet

Spotted slug snakes feed on the following invertebrates:

  • snails
  • slugs
  • earthworms
  • Distribution

    It found in India (Darjeeling), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Northwest Malaysia and South China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong).

    Spotted slug snake Whitespotted slug snake Pareas margaritophorus

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    Spotted slug snake Whitespotted Slug Snake Pareas margaritophorus

    References

    Spotted slug snake Wikipedia


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