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 | |
Leptognathus variegatusDuméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 |
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 trinitatis , the Trinidad snail-eater from Trinidad and Tobago, has sometimes been considered a subspecies of Dipsas variegata (Dipsas variegata trinitatis). [3] [4]
Sibon nebulatus, commonly known as the cloudy snail-eating snake, is a species of small, slender arboreal snake which is found in southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Isla Margarita, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Dipsas indica, also known as the neotropical snail-eater, is a snake species found in South America. It feeds on slugs and snails, which the snake can extract from their shells using its slender jaw.
Dipsas is a genus of nonvenomous New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus Sibynomorphus has been moved here. Species of the genus Dipsas are known as snail-eaters.
The graceful snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in the northern part of South America . No subspecies are currently recognized.
Dipsas pratti, known commonly as Pratt's snail-eater, is a species of arboreal snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Jan's snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Brazil.
Dipsas articulata, commonly known as the American snail-eater, is a non-venomous species of snake found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
The two-colored snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
The snail-eating thirst snake or short-faced snail-eater is a non-venomous snake found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Its length for male is approximately 373 mm and for female 357 mm,. They are oviparous in nature.
Dipsas bucephala, the neotropical snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Dipsas cisticeps, the neotropical snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay.
Dipsas incerta, Jan's snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in French Guiana, Suriname, Guiana, and Brazil.
The Ecuador snail-eater is a non-venomous snake found in Ecuador..
Dipsas peruana, the Peruvian snail-eater or Peru snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Peru, Venezuela, and Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
Dipsas sanctijoannis, the tropical snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Colombia.
Dipsas schunkii, Schunk's snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Peru.
Dipsas tenuissima, Taylor's snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Panama and Costa Rica.
Dipsas trinitatis, the Trinidad snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Trinidad.
Dipsas vermiculata, the vermiculate snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.
Dipsas viguieri, Bocourt's snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Panama, and Colombia.