Dipsas pavonina

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Dipsas pavonina
Northern Snail-eater (Dipsas pavonina) (14091270646).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dipsas
Species:
D. pavonina
Binomial name
Dipsas pavonina
Schlegel, 1837

Dipsas pavonina, the northern snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. [2]

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References

  1. Nogueira, C. de C., Gagliardi, G., Catenazzi, A., Kornacker, P., Embert, D., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Gonzales, L., Schargel, W. & Rivas, G.. (2019). Dipsas pavonina. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. Dipsas pavonina at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 November 2014.