| Pareas macularius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pareidae |
| Genus: | Pareas |
| Species: | P. macularius |
| Binomial name | |
| Pareas macularius Theobald, 1868 | |
Pareas macularius, the mountain slug snake, is a species of snake found in southeast Asia and surrounding countries.
Ochre brown to red-brown with somewhat reticulated bars formed by particoloured scales- white in front and deep claret brown behind- that give the snake a half-banded, half-spotted appearance. A white nuchal collar mottled with claret-red is usually present. Brown spotted and mottled belly. [1]
Fifteen rows of smooth dorsal scales are present across the entire body, though they may be weakly keeled posteriorly. Possesses 6 or 7 supralabial scales, anteriorly high and narrow; 5 to 7 subocular scales, not contacting the labial scales; One loreal scale; Subequal frontal scales; 8 sublabial scales; & 3 pairs of chin shields. [1]
Like its congeners, Pareas macularius is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal, oviparous snail and slug specialist.
Pareas macularius can be found across much of southeastern Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and southern China. [2]
The specific name macularius derives from the Latin word macula meaning "spot" or "blemish", referring to the snake's particolour spotted markings.
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