Pareas Boulengeri

''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).
*'' Pareas abros''
*'' Pareas andersoniil'' – Anderson's slug snake
*'' Pareas atayal'' – Atayal slug-eating snake
*'' Pareas berdmorei'' – Mengla snail-eating snake
*'' Pareas boulengeri'' – Boulenger's slug snake
*'' Pareas carinatus'' – keeled slug snake
*'' Pareas chinensis'' – Chinese slug snake
*'' Pareas formosensis'' – Formosa slug snake, Taiwan slug snake
*'' Pareas geminatus'' – twin slug snake
*'' Pareas hamptoni'' – Hampton's slug snake
*'' Pareas iwasakii''
*'' Pareas kaduri''
*''Pareas komaii'' – 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'' – 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).

'' Nota bene'': A binomial authority 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

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