Dipsas variegata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. variegata
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Binomial name | |
Dipsas variegata | |
Synonyms | |
Leptognathus variegatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 |
Dipsas variegata, the variegated snail-eater,[2] is a snake found in South America.[2] It is reported to feed almost exclusively on tree snails and slugs.
Dipsas trinitatis, the Trinidad snail-eater from Trinidad and Tobago, has sometimes been considered a subspecies of Dipsas variegata (Dipsas variegata trinitatis).[3][4]