Dipsas vermiculata

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Dipsas vermiculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dipsas
Species:
D. vermiculata
Binomial name
Dipsas vermiculata

Dipsas vermiculata, the vermiculate snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia. [2]

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References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Yánez-Muñoz, M., Almendáriz, A., Valencia, J., Segovia, J. & Torres, C. (2016). Dipsas vermiculata. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. Dipsas vermiculata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 November 2014.