Pareas

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Pareas is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. Members of the genus are dietary specialists mainly or exclusively feeding on snails (limaxivory), hence their common name, slug snakes. All species in the genus Pareas are harmless to humans.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Pareas
Pareas carinatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Genus: Pareas
Wagler, 1830[1]
Species

30 recognized species, see article.

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Species

Pareas contains the following species:[2][3][4][5][6]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pareas.

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