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 ten species, which are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. Herpetoreas abros Herpetoreas burbrinki – Burbrink's keelback Herpetoreas davidi Herpetoreas murlen – Murlen keelback Herpetoreas pealii – Assam keelback, Peal’s keelback, bark brown keelback Herpetoreas platyceps – Himalayan keelback Herpetoreas sieboldii – Siebold's keelback, Sikkim keelback Herpetoreas tpser Herpetoreas xenura – Wall's keelback Herpetoreas yadongensis
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 Frank T. Burbrink.. www.reptile-database.org.
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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).