Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: February 11th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Pareas
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Typical Oriental Slug Eaters, Oriental Slug-eating Snakes, Oriental Slug Snakes, Asian Snail-eating Snakes, Oriental Blunt-headed Snakes, Oriental Chunk-headed Snakes, Oriental Night Snakes, (Broad-headed Snakes)
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Eigentliche Asiatische Schneckennattern
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Egentlige Orientalske Sneglesnoge
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1830 |  |
Pareas Wagler (type species: Amblycephalus carinatus Wagler 1830) |
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1920 | |
Eberhardtia Angel (type species: Eberhardtia tonkinensis Angel 1920; syn. Williams & Wallach 1989) |
Contents:
31 species, of which 18 (58.1%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Asthenodipsas.
Erroneously placed in the family Acrochordidae by Aengals, Kumar, Palot & Ganesh (2018).
Distribution:
E. and SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Henan,
Hong Kong,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Karimunjawa Islands,
Lombok,
Penida,
Sumatra),
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[incl.
Sakishima Islands
(incl.
Yaeyama Islands)]),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Myanmar,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Pareas abros
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Quang Nam Snail Eater, Cute Snail Eater
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Quang Nam-Schneckennatter
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Quang Nam-sneglesnog
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2022 | |
Pareas abros Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel |
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Pareas andersonii
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Bhamo Slug Eater, (Anderson's Slug Eater)
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Bhamo-Schneckennatter
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Bhamo-sneglesnog
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1888 | |
Pareas andersonii Boulenger |
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Amblycephalus andersoni Boulenger 1890 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of macularius (e.g., Smith 1943).
Revalidated by Vogel, Nguyen, Lalremsanga, Biakzuala, Hrima & Poyarkov (2020).
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan),
India
(Mizoram,
Nagaland),
Myanmar.
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Pareas atayal
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Atayal Slug Eater
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Atayal-Schneckennatter
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Atayal-sneglesnog
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2015 | |
Pareas atayal You, Poyarkov & Lin |
Distribution:
Taiwan.
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Pareas baiseensis
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Baise Slug Eater
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Baise-Schneckennatter
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Baise-sneglesnog
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2023 | |
Pareas baiseensis Gong, Wu, Huang, Xu, Yang, Liu, Liang & Lee |
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi).
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Pareas berdmorei
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Mon Slug Eater, (Berdmore's Snail Eater)
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Mon-Schneckennatter
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Mon-sneglesnog
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1868 | |
Pareas berdmorei Theobald |
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Amblycephalus carinatus berdmorei Smith 1930 |
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1934 | |
Amblycephalus carinatus unicolor Bourret |
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Pareas carinatus unicolor Welch 1988 |
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Pareas berdmorei unicolor Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel 2022 |
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Pareas menglaensis Wang, Che, Liu, Li, Jin, Jiang, Shi & Guo (syn. Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel 2022) |
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2022 | |
Pareas berdmorei truongsonicus Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel |
Other common names:
menglaensis: Mengla Slug Eater
truongsonicus: Truong Son Slug Eater, Annamite Slug Eater
unicolor: Cochinchinese Slug Eater
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of carinatus (e.g., Smith 1943).
Revalidated as a separate species by Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel (2022).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
China
(Yunnan),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Pareas boulengeri
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Guizhou Slug Eater
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Guizhou-Schneckennatter
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Guizhou-sneglesnog
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1920 | |
Amblycephalus boulengeri Angel |
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Pareas boulengeri Hu, Zhao & Liu 1973 |
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang).
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Pareas carinatus
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Keeled Slug Eater, Keeled Slug Snake
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Gekielte Schneckennatter
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Kølet Sneglesnog
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1830 | |
Amblycephalus carinatus Wagler |
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Pareas carinata Wagler 1830 |
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Dipsas carinata Schlegel 1837 |
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Leptognathus carinatus Jan 1863 |
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2022 | |
Pareas carinatus tenasserimicus Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel |
Other common names:
tenasserimicus: Tenasserim Slug Eater
Remarks:
It is possible that all Bornean records of carinatus refer to nuchalis (Stuebing, Inger & Lardner 2014).
Distribution:
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Yunnan),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Karimunjawa Islands,
Lombok,
Penida,
Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Pareas carinatus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Pareas chinensis
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Chinese Slug Eater
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Chinesische Schneckennatter
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Kinesisk Sneglesnog
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1912 | |
Amblycephalus chinensis Barbour |
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Pareas chinensis Hu, Huang, Xie, Zhao, Jiang, Huang, Zong & Ma 1980 |
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1922 | |
Amblycephalus kuangtungensis Vogt (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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Pareas kuangtungensis Welch 1988 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of formosensis by Jiang (2004), but Zhao (2006) retained both as valid species, pending further studies.
Guo, Wu, He, Shi & Zhao (2011) confirmed the validity of chinensis.
Rao & Yang (1992) revalidated kuangtungensis and yunnanensis as separate species, but most subsequent works have retained the two forms as synonyms of chinensis.
However, validity of yunnanensis as a separate species was supported by Guo, Wang & Rao (2020).
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hong Kong,
Jiangxi,
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang).
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Pareas dulongjiangensis
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Dulongjiang Snail Eater
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Dulongjiang-Schneckennatter
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Dulongjiang-sneglesnog
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2023 | |
Pareas dulongjiangensis Liu, Yang, Rao, Guo & Rao |
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan).
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Pareas formosensis
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Taiwanese Red-eyed Slug Eater
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Taiwanische Rotaugen-Schneckennatter
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Taiwansk Rødøjet Sneglesnog
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1909 | |
Amblycephalus formosensis Van Denburgh |
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Pareas formosensis Hu, Huang, Xie, Zhao, Jiang, Huang, Zong & Ma 1980 |
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1910 | |
Psammodynastes compressus Oshima (You, Poyarkov & Lin 2016) |
Remarks:
Previously included komaii.
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hainan,
Jiangxi,
Zhejiang),
Laos,
Taiwan,
Vietnam.
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Pareas geminatus
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Jiangcheng Slug Eater, Twin Slug Eater
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Jiangcheng-Schneckennatter
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Jiangcheng-sneglesnog
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2020 | |
Pareas geminatus Ding, Chen, Suwannapoom, Nguyen, Pogarkov & Vogel |
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan),
Laos,
Thailand.
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Pareas geminatus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Pareas guanyinshanensis
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Guanyinshan Slug Eater
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Guanyinshan-Schneckennatter
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Guanyinshan-sneglesnog
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2024 | |
Pareas guanyinshanensis Liu, Mo, Li, Li, Luo, Rao & Li |
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan).
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Pareas hamptoni
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Burmese Slug Eater, (Hampton's Slug Eater)
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Burmesische Schneckennatter, (Hamptons Schneckennatter)
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Burmesisk Sneglesnog
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1905 | |
Amblycephalus hamptoni Boulenger |
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Pareas hamptoni Smith 1930 |
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1920 | |
Eberhardtia tonkinensis Angel |
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Amblycephalus tonkinensis Bourret 1936 |
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Pareas hamptoni tonkinensis Orlov, Murphy & Papenfuss 2000 |
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1923 | |
Amblycephalus carinatus hainanus Smith (Smith 1943) |
Remarks:
Records from Hong Kong (e.g., Zhao & Adler 1993) refer to chinensis (Ota, Bogadek & Lau 1997; Vogel 2010).
Records from Thailand refer to carinatus or geminatus (Vogel 2010; Ding, Chen, Suwannapoom, Nguyen, Pogarkov & Vogel 2020).
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan),
Myanmar,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Pareas iwasakii
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Ryukyu Slug Eater, (Iwasaki's Snail-eating Snake)
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Ryukyu-Schneckennatter
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Ryukyu-sneglesnog
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1937 | |
Amblycephalus formosensis iwasakii Maki |
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Pareas iwasakii Takara 1962 |
Distribution:
Japan:
Ryukyu Islands
(Sakishima Islands
[Yaeyama Islands],
Okinawa Islands
[Okinawa Island]).
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Pareas kaduri
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Lohit Slug Eater
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Lohit-Schneckennatter
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Lohit-sneglesnog
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2020 | |
Pareas kaduri Bhosale, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande, Patel & Mirza |
Distribution:
India
(Arunachal Pradesh).
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Pareas komaii
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Alishan Slug Eater
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Alishan-Schneckennatter
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Alishan-sneglesnog
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1931 | |
Amblycephalus komaii Maki |
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Pareas komaii Nakamura & Ueno 1971 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of formosensis (e.g., Ota, Lin, Hirata & Chen 1997).
Revalidated as a separate species by You, Poyarkov & Lin (2016).
Distribution:
Taiwan.
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Pareas kuznetsovorum
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Phu Yen Snail Eater, (Kuznetsovs' Snail Eater)
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Phu-Yen-Schneckennatter
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Phu Yen-sneglesnog
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2022 | |
Pareas kuznetsovorum Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel |
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Pareas macularius
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Black-spotted Slug Eater, Spotted Slug Eater, Darjeeling Slug Eater
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Schwarzfleckige Schneckennatter
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Sortplettet Sneglesnog
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1868 | |
Pareas macularius Blyth |
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Amblycephalus macularius Boulenger 1890 |
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1935 | |
Amblycephalus tamdaoensis Bourret (Smith 1943) |
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Pareas macularius tamdaoensis Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009 |
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Pareas tamdaoensis Welch 1988 |
Other common names:
tamdaoensis: Tamdao Slug Eater
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of margaritophorus by Huang (2004), however, Hauser (2017) presented evidence that the two taxa are separate species.
Previously included andersonii and modestus.
Welch (1988) and Das (2010) treated tamdaoensis as a separate species.
Not listed for China by Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che (2020).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Yunnan),
India
(Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia),
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Pareas margaritophorus
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White-spotted Slug Eater, Northern Mountain Slug Snake
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Weissfleckige Schneckennatter
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Hvidplettet Sneglesnog
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1866 | |
Leptognathus margaritophorus Jan in Bocourt |
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Pareas margaritophorus Theobald 1876 |
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Amblycephalus margaritophorus Boulenger 1896 |
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1885 | |
Pareas moellendorffi Boettger (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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Amblycephalus moellendorffi Boulenger 1896 |
Remarks:
Das (2007) included Brunei in the distribution of margaritophorus, but the species was not regarded as a Bornean species by Stuebing, Inger & Lardner (2014). The latter authors are followed herein.
Introduced to:
Singapore.
Distribution:
Cambodia,
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hainan,
Hong Kong),
India
(Mizoram),
Indonesia
(Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Pareas modestus
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Black Slug Eater
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Schwarze Schneckennatter
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Sort Sneglesnog
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1868 | |
Pareas modestus Theobald |
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Amblycephalus modestus Boulenger 1890 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of macularius (e.g., Smith 1943).
Revalidated by Vogel, Nguyen, Lalremsanga, Biakzuala, Hrima & Poyarkov (2020).
Distribution:
India
(Mizoram),
Myanmar.
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Pareas monticola
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Assam Slug Eater, (Mountain Slug Snake)
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Assam-Schneckennatter
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Assam-sneglesnog
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1839 | |
Dipsas monticola Cantor |
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Pareas monticola Günther 1864 |
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Amblycephalus monticola Boulenger 1890 |
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
China
(Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Tibet,
Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Vietnam.
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Pareas niger
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Mengzi Slug Eater
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Mengzi-Schneckennatter
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Mengzi-sneglesnog
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1928 | |
Amblycephalus niger Pope |
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Pareas niger Welch 1988 |
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2020 | |
Pareas mengziensis Wang, Che, Liu, Li, Jin, Jiang, Shi & Guo (syn. Liu & Rao 2021) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of chinensis, komaii, or yunnanensis (e.g., Zhao & Adler 1993).
Revalidated as a separate species by Liu & Rao (2021), although already treated as such by Welch (1988), but without discussion.
Unaware of the validity of niger, Wang, Che, Liu, Li, Jin, Jiang, Shi & Guo (2020) described the species as mengziensis, which has consequently become a synonym of niger.
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan).
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Pareas nigriceps
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Black-headed Slug Eater
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Schwarzkopf-Schneckennatter
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Sorthovedet Sneglesnog
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2009 | |
Pareas nigriceps Guo & Deng |
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan).
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Pareas nuchalis
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Barred Slug Eater
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Gebänderte Schneckennatter
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Asiatisk Båndet Sneglesnog
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1900 | |
Amblycephalus nuchalis Boulenger |
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Pareas nuchalis Haas 1950 |
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Kalimantan,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak).
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Pareas stanleyi
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Fujian Slug Eater
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Fujian-Schneckennatter
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Fujian-sneglesnog
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1914 | |
Amblycephalus stanleyi Boulenger |
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Pareas stanleyi Hu, Huang, Xie, Zhao, Jiang, Huang, Zong & Ma 1980 |
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1917 | |
Amblycephalus sinensis Stanley (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
Distribution:
China
(Fujian,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Jiangxi,
Sichuan,
Zhejiang).
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Pareas temporalis
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Lam Dong Slug Eater, Di Linh Slug Eater
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Lam-Dong-Schneckennatter
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Lam Dong-sneglesnog
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2021 | |
Pareas temporalis Le, Tran, Hoang & Stuart |
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Pareas tigerinus
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Tiger Slug Eater
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Tiger-Schneckennatter
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Tiger-sneglesnog
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2023 | |
Pareas tigerinus Liu, Zhang, Poyarkov, Hou, Wu, Rao, Nguyen & Vogel |
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan).
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Pareas victorianus
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Victoria Snail Eater
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Victoria-Schneckennatter
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Victoria-sneglesnog
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2020 | |
Pareas victorianus Vogel, Nguyen, Zaw & Poyarkov |
Distribution:
Myanmar.
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Pareas vindumi
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Kachin Slug Eater, (Vindum's Slug Eater)
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Kachin-Schneckennatter
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Kachin-sneglesnog
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2015 | |
Pareas vindumi Vogel |
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan),
Myanmar.
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Pareas xuelinensis
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Xuelin Slug Eater
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Xuelin-Schneckennatter
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Xuelin-sneglesnog
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2021 | |
Pareas xuelinensis Liu & Rao |
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan).
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Pareas yunnanensis
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Yunnan Slug Eater
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Yunnan-Schneckennatter
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Yunnan-sneglesnog
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1922 | |
Amblycephalus yunnanensis Vogt |
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Pareas yunnanensis Welch 1988 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of chinensis (e.g., Zhao & Adler 1993).
Revalidated as a separate species by Guo, Wang & Rao (2020).
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan).
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