Dipsas gaigeae

Dipsas gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's thirst snail-eater, Gaige's thirst snake, and zicatlinán in Mexican Spanish, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.^[2]

Dipsas gaigeae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Dipsas
Species:	D. gaigeae
Binomial name
Dipsas gaigeae (Oliver, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
Sibynomorphus gaigeae Oliver, 1937 Dipsas gaigeae — Liner, 1994

Etymology

The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.^[3]

Geographic range

D. gaigeae is found in western Mexico, in the states of Colima,^[1][2] Guerrero,^[2] and Jalisco.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. gaigeae, is forest.^[1]

Behavior

D. gaigeae is fully arboreal.^[2]

Reproduction

D. gaigeae is oviparous.^[2]