Pareas

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

30 recognized species, see article.

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.

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