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 7 species, which are recognized as being valid. Herpetoreas burbrinki — Burbrink's keelback 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
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.
References
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).