Dipsas indica
Dipsas indica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. indica
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Binomial name | |
Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768
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Dipsas indica, also known as the Neo-tropical snail-eater, is a snake species found in South America.[1] It feeds on slugs and snails, which the snake can extract from their shells using its slender jaw.[2]
There are two subspecies:[1]
- Dipsas indica indica Laurenti, 1768
- Dipsas indica ecuadoriensis Peters, 1960
References[]
- ^ a b Dipsas indica at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 July 2015.
- ^ Sazima, I. (1989). "Feeding behavior of the snail-eating snake, Dipsas indica". Journal of Herpetology. 23 (4): 464–468. doi:10.2307/1564072. JSTOR 1564072.
Categories:
- Colubrids
- Dipsas
- Snakes of South America
- Reptiles of Bolivia
- Reptiles of Brazil
- Reptiles of Colombia
- Reptiles of Ecuador
- Reptiles of French Guiana
- Reptiles of Guyana
- Reptiles of Peru
- Reptiles of Suriname
- Reptiles of Venezuela
- Reptiles described in 1768
- Taxa named by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
- Colubrid stubs