''Pareas'' is a

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snake Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...

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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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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 abros'', the cute slug-eating snake, is a non-venomous species of slug-eating snake native to Vietnam described in January 2022. Description ''Pareas abros'' is mostly yellowish-brown with a distinct dark brown dorsal line and nearly ...

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Pareas andersonii ''Pareas andersonii'', also known as Anderson's slug snake, is a small, non-venomous snake found in India (Nagaland), northern Myanmar, and China (Yunnan). Description Mostly dark grey with a bluish sheen, vertical black and white stripes col ...

'' – Anderson's slug snake * ''

Pareas atayal ''Pareas atayal'', also known as the Atayal slug-eating snake, is a small, harmless snake endemic to Taiwan. Description ''Pareas atayal'' is a slender, yellow-brown snake which may reach about in length. Its dorsum is primarily yellow-brown ...

'' – Atayal slug-eating snake * '' Pareas berdmorei'' – Mengla snail-eating snake * '' Pareas boulengeri'' – 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, S ...

'' – 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 dulongjiangensis ''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) ...

'' – Dulongjiang slug‐eating 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 commonly as Hampton's slug snake, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''hamptoni'', is in honor of Herbert Hampton, collector of t ...

'' – 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 me ...

'' * '' 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 ''Pareas macularius'', the mountain slug snake, is a species of snake found in southeast Asia and surrounding countries. Description Colouration Ochre brown to red-brown with somewhat reticulated bars formed by particoloured scales- white ...

'' – mountain slug snake * '' Pareas margaritophorus'' – mountain slug snake * '' Pareas menglaensis'' – Mengla snail-eating snake * ''

Pareas modestus ''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 monticola'' – common slug snake * ''

Pareas niger ''Pareas niger'', also known as the black snail-eating snake and the Mengzi snail-eating snake, is a non-venomous species of snake endemic to Yunnan, China. Description ''Pareas niger'' has a black tail and a largely black dorsum. Its lorea ...

'' – black snail-eating snake, Mengzi snail-eating snake * '' Pareas nigriceps'' – Xiaoheishan slug-eater snake * '' Pareas nuchalis'' * ''

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

'' – Stanley's slug snake * '' Pareas temporalis'' * ''

Pareas tigerinus ''Pareas tigerinus'', also known as the tiger slug-eating snake, is a non-venomous snake Endemism, endemic to China. Description Colouration The Dorsum (anatomy), dorsal surface of the head is solid black or red-brown, while a large black b ...

'' – tiger slug‐eating snake * ''

Pareas victorianus ''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) ...

'' – Victoria slug snake * ''

Pareas vindumi ''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) ...

'' – Vindum's slug eater * '' Pareas xuelinensis'' (''Pareas xuelinensis'', new species). * '' Pareas yunnanensis'' – Yunnan slug snake ''

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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