Photo of a Anderson’s Slug Snake (Pareas andersonii)
Photo: 通通, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Anderson’s Slug Snake

Pareas andersonii

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Pareidae
Genus
Pareas
Continents
Asia
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 10 places on iNaturalist

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About

Anderson’s Slug Snake (Pareas andersonii) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pareidae, found in China, India, Myanmar. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 13 more. Recorded in 10 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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