Formosa Slug Snake
Pareas formosensis
Formosa slug snake or Taiwan slug snake, Pareas formosensis, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Pareatidae. It is endemic to Taiwan.
From the article Formosa slug snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The Formosa slug snake is a small snake with total length up to 70 cm (28 in). These snakes are widespread in mountainous, moist forests. Formosa slug snakes are nocturnal and feed on land snails and slugs. Female snakes produce a clutch of 2–9 eggs; the hatchlings measure about 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length. P. formosensis is readily distinguished from P. komaii and P. atayal by its red iris and totally smooth dorsal scales.
Range & habitat
The Formosa slug snake occurs throughout the mountain regions of Taiwan, except for the north-eastern tip of the island.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29142.