''Pareas'' is a

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Pareidae. All

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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 andersonii'' – 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 dulongjiangensis'' – Dulongjiang slug‐eating 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 tigerinus'' – tiger slug‐eating snake * '' Pareas victorianus'' – Victoria slug snake * '' Pareas vindumi'' – Vindum's slug eater * '' Pareas xuelinensis'' (''Pareas xuelinensis'', new species). * '' Pareas yunnanensis'' – Yunnan slug snake ''

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'': 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 {{Colubrids-stub