Pareas hamptoni

Pareas hamptoni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pareidae
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 (part.) Pareas hamptoni — Ziegler, 2002 [2]

Pareas hamptoni, also known commonly as Hampton's slug snake, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, hamptoni, is in honor of Herbert Hampton, collector of the holotype. ^[3]

Geographic range

P. hamptoni is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5] [6]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. hamptoni is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

P. hamptoni is arboreal, and it is both diurnal and nocturnal. ^[1]

Diet

P. hamptoni preys upon slugs. ^[1]

Reproduction

P. hamptoni is oviparous. ^{[1] [2]}

Original publication

• Boulenger GA (1905). "Descriptions of Two New Snakes from Upper Burma". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society16: 235–236. (Amblycephalus hamptoni, new species, p. 236 + Figure 2, five views). (archive.org).

References

1. Vogel, G.; Wogan, G. (2012). "Pareas hamptoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192189A2053105. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192189A2053105.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Pareas hamptoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

Further reading

• Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN   978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN   978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
• Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. ISBN   978-1906780708.
• Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Pareas hamptoni, p. 120).
• Vogel G (2010). "On the distribution of Pareas hamptoni (Boulenger, 1905) in Thailand (Serpentes: Pareatinae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology17 (3): 219–222.

External links

• Flickr photo by Michael Cota, Koh Kut, Trat Provinz, Thailand
• Flickr photo by Zachary Cava, Vietnam
• Flickr photo by Zachary Cava, Vietnam