Dipsas variegata
Dipsas variegata, the variegated snail-eater,[1] is a snake found in South America.[1] It is reported to feed almost exclusively on tree snails and slugs.
| Dipsas variegata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dipsas |
| Species: | D. variegata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipsas variegata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptognathus variegatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 | |
Dipsas trinitatis, the Trinidad snail-eater from Trinidad and Tobago, has sometimes been considered a subspecies of Dipsas variegata (Dipsas variegata trinitatis).[2][3]
References
- Dipsas variegata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2017.
- Dipsas trinitatis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2017.
- Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
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