Tropidodipsas fasciata

The banded snail sucker (Tropidodipsas fasciata) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Tropidodipsas fasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tropidodipsas
Species:
T. fasciata
Binomial name
Tropidodipsas fasciata
Günther, 1858
Synonyms
  • Leptognathus subannulatus Müller, 1887
  • Cochliophagus tornieri Müller, 1924
  • Tropidodipsas guerreroensis Taylor, 1939

Geographic range

The snake is found in Mexico, in the states of Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Oaxaca, and possibly in Guatemala.

Subspecies

  • Tropidodipsas fasciata fasciata Günther, 1858
  • Tropidodipsas fasciata guerreroensis Taylor, 1939, Guerreran snail sucker

References


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