Pareas monticola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Pareidae
Subfamilia: Pareinae
Genus: Pareas
Species: Pareas monticola

Name

Pareas monticola (Cantor, 1839)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.20.5 (formerly OUM), ♂, presented by T.E. Cantor between 1834–1839, via British East India Company.
• Type locality: “Naga Hills (Asám)”.

Combinations

• Dipsas monticola Cantor, 1839: 53 [original combination]
• Pareas monticola — Günther, 1864 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium Serpentium Indicorum B. Innocuous Serpents. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7(1): 49–55. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pareas monticola. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 September 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Common Slug Snake