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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Herpetoreas
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Herpetoreas

Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks

Himalaya-Gebirgswassernattern

Himalaya-bjergkølsnoge

1860 Herpetoreas Günther (type species: Herpetoreas sieboldii Günther 1860)
Contents: 7 species, of which 4 (57.1%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included in the genus Amphiesma (e.g., Williams & Wallach 1989; David, Vogel & Pauwels 1999). Revalidated as a separate genus by Guo, Zhu, Liu, Zhang, Li, Huang & Pyron (2014). Grammatical gender of Herpetoreas is unclear, but assumed to be feminine (Guo, Zhu, Liu, Zhang, Li, Huang & Pyron 2014).
Distribution: S. Asia.
Reported from: Bhutan, China (Tibet), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.

Herpetoreas burbrinki

Zayu Keelback, (Burbrink's Keelback)

Zayu-Kielnatter

Zayu-kølsnog

2014 Herpetoreas burbrinki Guo, Zhu, Liu, Zhang, Li, Huang & Pyron

Distribution: China (Tibet).


Herpetoreas murlen

Murlen Keelback

Murlen-Kielnatter

Murlen-kølsnog

2022 Herpetoreas murlen Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala

Distribution: India (Mizoram).





Herpetoreas pealii

Assam Keelback, Bark Brown Keelback, (Peal's Keelback)

Assam-Kielnatter

Assam-kølsnog

1891 Tropidonotus pealii Sclater
Natrix pealii Wall 1923
Amphiesma peali Malnate 1960
Paranatrix pealii Mahendra 1984
Sinonatrix peali Murthy 1994
Hebius peali Guo, Zhu, Liu, Zhang, Li, Huang & Pyron 2014
Herpetoreas peali Das, Gower & Deepak 2020

Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam).


Herpetoreas platyceps

Himalayan Flat-headed Keelback, Himalayan Mountain Keelback, Eastern Keelback, Spotted Keelback

Flachkopf-Kielnatter

Fladhovedet Kølsnog

1854 Tropidonotus platyceps Blyth
Rhabdophis platyceps Wall 1923
Natrix platyceps Shaw, Shebbeare & Barker 1939
Amphiesma platyceps Malnate 1960
Herpetoreas platyceps Guo, Zhu, Liu, Zhang, Li, Huang & Pyron 2014
1867 Zamenis himalayanus Steindachner (Smith 1943)

Remarks: Previously included sieboldi. See further comments under sieboldi. Not mentioned for Punjab by Singh, Dutta & Singh (2021).
Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Tibet), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Nepal, Pakistan.


Herpetoreas sieboldii

Sikkim Keelback, (Siebold's Keelback)

Sikkim-Kielnatter

Sikkim-kølsnog

1860 Herpetoreas sieboldii Günther
Amphiesma sieboldii Malnate 1966
1914 Tropidonotus firthi Wall (Iskandar & Colijn 2001)
Rhabdophis firthi Wall 1923

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of platyceps (e.g., Smith 1943). Revalidated as a separate species by Malnate (1966). Nevertheless, some authors have continued to regard it as a synonym of platyceps, but without discussion (Kramer 1977; Schleich & Kästle (eds.) 2002), or possibly just overlooked the revalidation (Kästle, Rai & Schleich 2013, who did not mention sieboldii). Presence in Myanmar is based on a single specimen from Taunggyi in the Shan Plateau, which seems doubtful, considering the far distance to other records of the species (Wall 1923; Malnate 1966). Not listed for China by Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che (2020). Not mentioned for Punjab by Singh, Dutta & Singh (2021). The exact range of the two sibling species platyceps and sieboldii is unclear, since it seems that some confusion between the species may have occurred (Khan & Papenfuss 2016). The distribution maps should be considered provisional.
Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Tibet), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Nepal, Pakistan.


Herpetoreas tpser

Mêdog Keelback, Mêdog Himalayas Keelback

Mêdog-Kielnatter

Mêdog-kølsnog

2022 Herpetoreas tpser Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li

Distribution: China (Tibet).





Herpetoreas xenura

Cherrapunji Keelback, Strange-tailed Keelback, (Wall's Keelback)

Cherrapunji-Kielnatter

Cherrapunji-kølsnog

1907 Tropidonotus xenura Wall
Natrix xenurus Wall 1923
Amphiesma xenura Malnate 1960
Paranatrix xenura Mahendra 1984
Sinonatrix xenura Murthy 1994
Hebius xenura Guo, Zhu, Liu, Zhang, Li, Huang & Pyron 2014
Herpetoreas xenura Lalronunga, Lalrinchhana, Vanramliana, Das, Gower & Deepak 2020

Distribution: Bangladesh, India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland), Myanmar.