Dipsas williamsi

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

Dipsas williamsi, also known commonly as Williams's tree snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru. [2] It was named in honor of Ernest Edward Williams by Nelly Carrillo Espinoza (1974).

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References

  1. Lehr E, Perez J (2019). Dipsas williamsi. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. Dipsas williamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 November 2014.