Species of Thailand
Blunt-headed tree snake
Aplopeltura boa, Heinrich Boie, 1828
(In Thai: งูกินทากหัวโหนก, ngu gin taag hua nog)
Aplopeltura is a genus of snakes of the family Pareidae. It contains a single species, Aplopeltura boa, the blunthead slug snake or blunt-headed slug-eating snake. It is a small, non-venomous snake. The species can be found in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Pareatidae
- Genus
- Aplopeltura
- Species
- Aplopeltura boa
Common names
- German: Kurzkopf-Schneckenatter
- English:
- Blunt-headed tree snake
- Blunthead slug snake
- Thai: งูกินทากหัวโหนก, ngu gin taag hua nog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Chong
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Kui Buri National Park
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Si Banphot District, Phatthalung
- Thale Ban National Park