- Dipsas variegata
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Snail-eating Snake Conservation status Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Dipsas Species: D. variegata Binomial name Dipsas variegata
Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854Dipsas variegata, the Snail-eating Snake is a snake found in Central America, South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It is reported to feed almost exclusively on tree snails and slugs.
Reproduction
- Oviparous
References
- Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
- "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/search.php?freetext=Dipsas+variegata&modifier=phrase&criteria=wholedb&taxa_species=1&redlistCategory%5B%5D=all&country%5B%5D=all&cty_default=1&aquatic%5B%5D=all&aqu_default=1®ions%5B%5D=all®_default=1&habitats%5B%5D=all&threats%5B%5D=all&redlistAssessyear%5B%5D=all&growths%5B%5D=all. Retrieved 2008-09-06.[dead link]
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