Dipsas variegata

Dipsas variegata
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, 1854

Dipsas 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

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