Family Colubridae Scientific name Pareas Higher classification Pareatinae | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Pareatinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
![]() | ||
Lower classifications Formosa slug snake, Iwasaki's snail-eater |
Pareas iwasakii preda satsuma mercatoria
Pareas is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Colubridae, subfamily Pareatinae (treated also as its own family, Pareatidae). All species in the genus Pareas are harmless to humans.
Contents
![Pareas Reptile of Hong Kong](https://alchetron.com/cdn/pareas-ee1e273f-8208-4f3a-936c-aa6e5d261ba-resize-750.jpeg)
Glykeria opou giorgos kai malama
Species
Pareas contains the following species:
![Pareas Pareas margaritophorus The Reptile Database](https://alchetron.com/cdn/pareas-2abcfdbe-637a-4ae4-93c0-615158afe13-resize-750.jpeg)
![Pareas Pareas monticola The Reptile Database](https://alchetron.com/cdn/pareas-89150e67-5af8-43d6-ad66-c3b1cb53683-resize-750.jpeg)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pareas.
![Pareas Reptile of Hong Kong](https://alchetron.com/cdn/pareas-22623d07-4609-4bf1-b8f8-02008de874e-resize-750.jpeg)
![Pareas Pareas nuchalis My first photo of this snake Find more at Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/pareas-0c817f4f-bf99-4b32-935c-f7b2ebd5e1f-resize-750.jpeg)
![Pareas Pareas chinensis The Reptile Database](https://alchetron.com/cdn/pareas-e3fb28b6-6753-4c2d-874b-5a41bbecb5d-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Pareas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA