Dipsas incerta

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Dipsas incerta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dipsas
Species:
D. incerta
Binomial name
Dipsas incerta
(Jan, 1863)

Dipsas incerta, Jan's snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in French Guiana, Suriname, Guiana, and Brazil. [2]

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References

  1. Hoogmoed, M.S. (2019). Dipsasincerta . In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. Dipsas incerta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 November 2014.