Pareas nigriceps

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 nigriceps

Name

Pareas nigriceps Guo & Deng, 2009: 54

• Holotype: HNU 200505004, adult ♂, collected by Hengmei Yan and Keji Guo on 28 May 2005.
• Type locality: “Xiaohei Hill, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve (24.83671°N 98.76185°E, 2067 m a.s.l.), Longling County, Baoshan District, Yunnan province, Perople’s Republic of China”.

References

Primary references

• Guo, K. & Deng, X. 2009. A new species of Pareas (Serpentes: Colubridae: Pareatinae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, southwestern China. Zootaxa 2008)1): 53–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2008.1.5 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pareas nigriceps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 February 2019.
• Rao, D.-q. 2012. IUCN: Pareas nigriceps  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192151A2047598. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192151A2047598.en

Vernacular names

English: Xiaoheishan Slug-eater Snake