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Snakes (Serpentes)    Genera Aplopeltura Blunt-headed Slug Eater Asthenodipsas Malayan Slug Eaters Pareas Typical Oriental Slug Eaters Xylophis Narrow-headed Snakes

Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: January 1st, 2025. Biodiversity of the family Pareidae Bibliography of the family Pareidae Pareidae Oriental Slug Eaters Asiatische Schneckennattern     Orientalske Sneglesnoge* Contents: Endemicity: 4 genera of which 1 (25.0%) is endemic   0% 100% 46 species of which 31 (67.4%) are endemic   0% 100% Remarks: Savage (2015) pointed out that the correct name of this family is Pareidae, not Pareatidae, as seen in older works (e.g., Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009; Vidal, Delmas, David, Cruaud, Couloux & Hedges 2007; Grazziotin, Zaher, Murphy, Scrocchi, Benavides, Zhang & Bonatto 2012; Pyron, Burbrink & Wiens 2013). Includes the genus Xylophis, formerly assigned to the family Xenodermidae. Distribution:  SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago. Reported from: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.