Dipsas variegata

Dipsas variegata, the variegated snail-eater,^[2] is a snake found in South America.^[2] It is reported to feed almost exclusively on tree snails and slugs.

Dipsas variegata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Dipsas
Species:	D. variegata
Binomial name
Dipsas variegata (Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril, 1854)
Synonyms
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).^[3][4]

Reproduction

• Oviparous^[2]