Pareidae Family
The Chinese Slug Snake; 中国钝头蛇 (Pareas chinensis (Barbour, 1912)) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary...
83 species in this family.73 species in this category
Animal (Pareas xuelinensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas xuelinensis Liu & Rao, 2021
Animal (Katrinahoserserpenea rodneykingi) - Facts & Information
Katrinahoserserpenea rodneykingi Hoser, 2020
Animal (Dannyleeus tongzhoujiae) - Facts & Information
Dannyleeus tongzhoujiae Hoser, 2020
Animal (Aplopeltura AMCDuméril) - Facts & Information
Aplopeltura A.M.C.Duméril, 1853
Animal (Katrinahoserserpenea danielmannixi) - Facts & Information
Katrinahoserserpenea danielmannixi Hoser, 2020
Animal (Pareas Wagler) - Facts & Information
Pareas Wagler, 1830
Common Slug Snake; Montane Slug-Eating Snake; 喜山钝头蛇 (Pareas monticola) - Facts & Information
Pareas monticola (Cantor, 1839)
Animal (Dannyleeus danielmani) - Facts & Information
Dannyleeus danielmani Hoser, 2020
Animal (BOLDAAX) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Pareas kaduri) - Facts & Information
Pareas kaduri Bhosale, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande, Patel & Mirza, 2020
Dulongjiang Slug‐Eating Snake”; 独龙江钝头蛇 (Dú Lóng Jiāng Dùn Tóu Shé) (Pareas dulongjiangensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas dulongjiangensis Liu, Yang, Rao, Guo & Rao, 2023
Anamalai Mannooli Vannan Pambu; Anamalai Wood Snake; Pul Mannooli Pambu (Xylophis mosaicus) - Facts & Information
Xylophis mosaicus Deepak, Narayanan, Das, Rajkumar, Easa, Sreejith & Gower, 2020
Animal (Katrinahoserserpenea evanwhittoni) - Facts & Information
Katrinahoserserpenea evanwhittoni Hoser, 2020
Sumatra Slug Snake; Sumatra-Schneckennatter (Asthenodipsas tropidonotus) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas tropidonotus (Lidth de Jeude, 1923)
Chinese Slug Snake; 中国钝头蛇 (Pareas chinensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas chinensis (Barbour, 1912)
Hampton'S Slug Snake; Hampton'S Slug-Eating Snake; Hamptons Schneckennatter; Rắn Hổ Mây Hampton; 缅甸钝头蛇 (Pareas hamptoni) - Facts & Information
Pareas hamptoni (Boulenger, 1905)
Perrotet'S Dwarf Snake; Perrotet'S Mountain Snake; Striped Narrow-Headed Snake (Xylophis perroteti) - Facts & Information
Xylophis perroteti (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Animal (Pareas modestus) - Facts & Information
Pareas modestus Theobald, 1868
Deepak’S Wood Snake (Xylophis deepaki) - Facts & Information
Xylophis deepaki Narayanan, Mohapatra, Balan, Das & Gower, 2021
Mountain Slug Snake; Weissflecken-Schneckennatter (Pareas macularius) - Facts & Information
Pareas macularius Theobald, 1868
Natmataung Khayusar Mwe; Victoria Slug Snake (Pareas victorianus) - Facts & Information
Pareas victorianus Vogel, Nguyen & Poyarkov, 2021
Iwasaki'S Snail-Eater (Pareas iwasakii) - Facts & Information
Pareas iwasakii (Maki, 1937)
Barred Slug-Eating Snake (Pareas nuchalis) - Facts & Information
Pareas nuchalis (Boulenger, 1900)
Günther'S Mountain Snake (Xylophis stenorhynchus) - Facts & Information
Xylophis stenorhynchus (Günther, 1875)
Animal (Pareas kuznetsovorum) - Facts & Information
Pareas kuznetsovorum Poyarkov, Yushchenko & Nguyen, 2022
Bornean Dark-Necked Slug Snake (Asthenodipsas borneensis) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas borneensis Quah, Grismer, Lim, Anuar & Chan, 2020
Animal (Xylophis Beddome) - Facts & Information
Xylophis Beddome, 1878
Animal (Dannyleeus rayhammondi) - Facts & Information
Dannyleeus rayhammondi Hoser, 2020
Sabah Mountain Slender Slug Snake (Asthenodipsas jamilinaisi) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas jamilinaisi Quah, Grismer, Lim, Anuar & Imbun, 2019
Sabah Mountain Smooth Slug Snake (Asthenodipsas stuebingi) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas stuebingi Quah, Grismer, Lim, Anuar & Imbun, 2019
Mountain Slug Snake; Weissflecken-Schneckennatter; White-Spotted Slug Snake; 横纹钝头蛇 (Pareas margaritophorus) - Facts & Information
Pareas margaritophorus (Jan, 1866)
Inger’S Slug Snake (Asthenodipsas ingeri) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas ingeri Quah, Lim & Grismer, 2021
Boulenger'S Slug Snake; 平鳞钝头蛇 (Pareas boulengeri) - Facts & Information
Pareas boulengeri (Angel, 1920)
Gefleckte Schneckennatter; Smooth Slug Snake; Smooth Slug-Eating Snake (Asthenodipsas laevis) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas laevis (Boie, 1827)
Animal (BOLDAAU) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Pareas carinatus) - Facts & Information
Pareas carinatus carinatus (Wagler, 1830)
Asian Slug Snake; Bergschneckennatter; Mountain Slug Snake; Mountain Slug-Eating Snake; Mountain Snail Snake (Asthenodipsas vertebralis) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas vertebralis (Boulenger, 1900)
Cute Slug-Eating Snake (Pareas abros) - Facts & Information
Pareas abros Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel, 2022
Animal (BOLDADW) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Katrinahoserserpenea daranini) - Facts & Information
Katrinahoserserpenea daranini Hoser, 2020
Animal (BOLDAEB) - Facts & Information
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Yunnan Slug Snake; 云南钝头蛇” (Yún Nán Dùn Tóu Shé) (Pareas yunnanensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas yunnanensis (Vogt, 1922)
Xiaoheishan Slug-Eating Snake; Xiaoheishan Slug-Eater Snake; 黑顶钝头蛇 (Pareas nigriceps) - Facts & Information
Pareas nigriceps Guo & Deng, 2009
Animal (Pareas berdmorei) - Facts & Information
Pareas berdmorei truongsonicus Poyarkov et al., 2022
Animal (Xylophis chenkaruppan) - Facts & Information
Xylophis chenkaruppan Narayanan, Das, Ghosh, Palot, Umesh, Gower, & Deepak, 2025
Formosa Slug Snake; 阿里山钝头蛇 (Pareas komaii) - Facts & Information
Pareas komaii (Maki, 1931)
Stanley'S Slug Snake; 福建钝头蛇 (Pareas stanleyi) - Facts & Information
Pareas stanleyi (Boulenger, 1914)
Black Snail-Eating Snake; Mengzi Snail-Eating Snake; 昆明钝头蛇 (Mengzi Dun-Tou-She); 蒙自钝头蛇 (Mengzi Dun-Tou-She) (Pareas niger) - Facts & Information
Pareas niger (Pope, 1928)
Animal (BOLDAEO) - Facts & Information
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Tiger Slug-Eating Snake; 虎纹钝头蛇” (Hǔ Wén Dùn Tóu Shé) (Pareas tigerinus) - Facts & Information
Pareas tigerinus Liu, Zhang, Poyarkov, Hou, Wu, Rao, Nguyen & Vogel, 2023
Twin Slug Snake; 伯仲钝头蛇 (Bó Zhòng Dùn Tóu Shé) (Pareas geminatus) - Facts & Information
Pareas geminatus Ding, Chen, Suwannapoom, Nguyen, Poyarkov & Vogel, 2020
Di Linh Slug-Eating Snake (Pareas temporalis) - Facts & Information
Pareas temporalis Le, Tran, Hoang & Stuart, 2021
Animal (Asthenodipsas Peters) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas Peters, 1864
Mirkwood Forest Slug Snake (Asthenodipsas lasgalenensis) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas lasgalenensis Loredo, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Greer, Ahmad & Grismer, 2013
Gekielte Schneckennatter; Keeled Slug Snake; 棱鳞钝头蛇 (Pareas carinatus) - Facts & Information
Pareas carinatus Wagler, 1830
Captain'S Wood Snake; Captain'S Xylophis; Captain’S Xylophis; Captain’S Wood Snake (Xylophis captaini) - Facts & Information
Xylophis captaini Gower & Winkler, 2007
Formosa Slug Snake; Rắn Hổ Mây Đài Loan; Taiwan Slug Snake; 台湾钝头蛇 (Pareas formosensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas formosensis (Van Denburgh, 1909)
Atayal Slug-Eating Snake (Pareas atayal) - Facts & Information
Pareas atayal You, Poyarkov & Lin, 2015
Animal (BOLDADX) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Pareas baiseensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas baiseensis Wu, Gong, Huang & Xu, 2023
Animal (BOLDAAF) - Facts & Information
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Malaiische Schneckennatter; Malayan Slug Snake; Malayan Slug-Eating Snake (Asthenodipsas malaccanus) - Facts & Information
Asthenodipsas malaccanus Peters, 1864
Vindum'S Slug Eater; Vindums Schneckenfresser; Vindum’S Slug Eater (Pareas vindumi) - Facts & Information
Pareas vindumi Vogel, 2015
Animal (Katrinahoserserpenea mcconnachiei) - Facts & Information
Katrinahoserserpenea mcconnachiei Hoser, 2020
Animal (Katrinahoserserpenea bobbottomi) - Facts & Information
Katrinahoserserpenea bobbottomi Hoser, 2020
Animal (Pareas malayensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas malayensis Hoser, 2016
Animal (Pareas guanyinshanensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas guanyinshanensis Liu, Mo, Li, Li, Luo, Rao & Li, 2024
Blunt-Headed Slug Eating Snake; Blunthead Slug Snake; Kurzkopf-Schneckenatter (Aplopeltura boa) - Facts & Information
Aplopeltura boa (Boie, 1828)
Andersons Schneckennatter; Anderson’S Slug Snake (Pareas andersonii) - Facts & Information
Pareas andersonii Boulenger, 1888
Mengla Snail-Eating Snake; 勐腊钝头蛇 (Mengla Dun-Tou-She) (Pareas berdmorei) - Facts & Information
Pareas berdmorei Theobald, 1868
Animal (Pareas sumatrensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas sumatrensis Hoser, 2016
Animal (Pareas dabieshanensis) - Facts & Information
Pareas dabieshanensis Zhang, Pan & Zhang, 2025
Animal (Pareas orientalis) - Facts & Information
Pareas orientalis Zhang, Pan & Zhang, 2025