Dipsas indica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dipsas |
| Species: | D. indica |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768 | |
Dipsas indica, also known as the neotropical snail-eater, is a snake species found in South America.[2] It feeds on slugs and snails, which the snake can extract from their shells using its slender jaw.[3]
There are two subspecies:[2]
- Dipsas indica indica Laurenti, 1768
- Dipsas indica ecuadoriensis Peters, 1960
References
- ^ Arredondo, J.C., Castañeda, M.R., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Velasco, J., Gagliardi, G., Nogueira, C., Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. (2019). Dipsas indica . In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
- ^ 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.