''Pareas'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

snake Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Ma ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Pareidae Pareidae is a small family of snakes found largely in southeast Asia, with an isolated subfamily endemic to southwestern India. It encompasses 42 species in four genera divided into two subfamilies: Pareinae and Xylophiinae. Both families are tho ...

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species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans.

Species

''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kaduri'', new species). *''

Pareas abros ''Pareas'' is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. All species in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans. Species ''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kaduri'', new species) ...

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Pareas andersoniil ''Pareas'' is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. All species in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans. Species ''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kaduri'', new species ...

'' – Anderson's slug snake *''

Pareas atayal ''Pareas'' is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. All species in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans. Species ''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kaduri'', new species) ...

'' – Atayal slug-eating snake *''

Pareas berdmorei ''Pareas'' is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. All species in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans. Species ''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kaduri'', new species) ...

'' – Mengla snail-eating snake *''

Pareas boulengeri ''Pareas'' is a genus of Asian snakes in the Fmily (biology), family Pareidae. All species in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans. Species ''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kadur ...

'' – Boulenger's slug snake *''

Pareas carinatus The keeled slug-eating snake (''Pareas carinatus'') is a species of snake in the family Pareidae . It is relatively widespread in Southeast Asia, from southern China (Yunnan) to Burma and Indochina to the Malay Archipelago (Borneo, Java, Lombok, ...

'' – keeled slug snake *''

Pareas chinensis ''Pareas'' is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. All species in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans. Species ''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kaduri'', new species) ...

'' – Chinese 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. Taxonomy It has been suggested that ''Pareas chinensis'' should be treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' – Formosa slug snake, Taiwan slug snake *''

Pareas geminatus ''Pareas'' is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. All species in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans. Species ''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kaduri'', new species) ...

'' – twin slug snake *''

Pareas hamptoni ''Pareas hamptoni'', also known as Hampton's slug snake, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. Etymology The specific name, ''hamptoni'', is in honor of Herbert Hampton, collector of the holotype. Geographic range ''P. hamptoni'' is ...

'' – Hampton's slug snake *''

Pareas iwasakii Iwasaki's snail-eater (''Pareas iwasakii'') is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. The species is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands in the southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Etymology The specific name, ''iwasakii'', is in honor of Japanese m ...

'' *'' Pareas kaduri'' *''

Pareas komaii ''Pareas'' is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. All species in the genus ''Pareas'' are harmless to humans. Species ''Pareas'' contains the following species: (''Pareas menglaensis'', new species). (''Pareas kaduri'', new species) ...

'' – Formosa slug snake *'' Pareas kuznetsovorum'' *'' Pareas macularius'' – mountain slug snake *'' Pareas margaritophorus'' – mountain slug snake *'' Pareas menglaensis'' – Mengla snail-eating snake *'' Pareas modestus'' *''

Pareas monticola The common slug snake, Assam snail eater, Assam snail-eater snake, or montane slug-eating snake (''Pareas monticola'') is a species of snake found in Northeast India (Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Darjeeling, Arunachal Pradesh), eastern Nep ...

'' – common slug snake *'' Pareas niger'' – black snail-eating snake, Mengzi snail-eating snake *'' Pareas nigriceps'' – Xiaoheishan slug-eater snake *'' Pareas nuchalis'' *'' Pareas stanleyi'' – Stanley's slug snake *'' Pareas temporalis'' *'' Pareas victorianus'' – Victoria slug snake *'' Pareas vindumi'' – Vindum's slug eater *'' Pareas xuelinensis'' (''Pareas xuelinensis'', new species). ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pareas''.

References

Pareidae Reptiles of Asia Snake genera Taxa named by Johann Georg Wagler Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Colubrids-stub