Photo of a Chinese Slug Snake (Pareas chinensis)
Photo: Lawrence Hylton, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Chinese Slug Snake

Pareas chinensis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Pareidae
Genus
Pareas
Continents
Asia
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 36 places on iNaturalist

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About

Chinese Slug Snake (Pareas chinensis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pareidae, found in China, Myanmar. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 9 more. Recorded in 36 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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