Herpetoreas

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Herpetoreas
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Herpetoreas
Günther, 1860

Herpetoreas is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South Asia.

Species[]

The genus Herpetoreas contains the following 5 species, which are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • , , , , , & , 2014 — Burbrink's keelback
  • Herpetoreas pealii (Sclater, 1891) — Assam keelback, Peal’s keelback, bark brown keelback
  • Herpetoreas platyceps (Blyth, 1854) — Himalayan keelback
  • Herpetoreas sieboldii Günther, 1860 — Siebold's keelback, Sikkim keelback
  • Herpetoreas xenura (Wall, 1907) — Wall's keelback

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Herpetoreas.

Etymology[]

The specific name, burbrinki, is in honor of American herpetologist .[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Genus Herpetoreas at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Species Herpetoreas burbrinki at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading[]

  • Günther A (1860). "Contributions to a Knowledge of the Reptiles of the Himalaya Mountains". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860: 148-175 + Plates XXV-XXVIII. (Herpetoreas, new genus, p. 156; H. sieboldii, new species, pp. 156–157).
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