Pareas hamptoni facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pareas hamptoni
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Pareas
Species:	hamptoni
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

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.

Geographic range

P. hamptoni is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Habitat

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

Behavior

P. hamptoni is arboreal, and it is both diurnal and nocturnal.

Diet

P. hamptoni preys upon slugs.

Reproduction

P. hamptoni is oviparous.

Original publication

• Boulenger GA (1905). "Descriptions of Two New Snakes from Upper Burma". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 235–236. (Amblycephalus hamptoni, new species, p. 236 + Figure 2, five views). (archive.org).