Herpetoreas is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

The genus is endemic to South Asia.

The genus Herpetoreas contains the following 7 species, which are recognized as being valid.

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

The specific name, burbrinki, is in honor of American herpetologist Frank T.