Dipsas variegata
Dipsas variegata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Dipsadidae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. variegata |
Binomial name | |
Dipsas variegata (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) | |
Synonyms | |
Leptognathus variegatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 |
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 trinitatis, the Trinidad snail-eater from Trinidad and Tobago, has sometimes been considered a subspecies of Dipsas variegata (Dipsas variegata trinitatis).[2][3]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 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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