Dipsas variegata
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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| 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 | |
| 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).[3][4]
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