Dipsas indica
Dipsas indica, also known as the Neo-tropical snail-eater, is a snake species found in South America.[1] It feeds on slugs and snails, which the snake can extract from their shells using its slender jaw.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dipsas |
| Species: | D. indica |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768 | |
There are two subspecies:[1]
- Dipsas indica indica Laurenti, 1768
- Dipsas indica ecuadoriensis Peters, 1960
References
- Dipsas indica at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 July 2015.
- Sazima, I. (1989). "Feeding behavior of the snail-eating snake, Dipsas indica". Journal of Herpetology. 23 (4): 464–468. doi:10.2307/1564072. JSTOR 1564072.
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