Dipsas

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Genus of snakes

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::summary Genus of snakes ::

| image = Dipsas catesbyi in Ecuador.jpg | image_caption = Dipsas catesbyi in Ecuador | taxon = Dipsas | authority = Laurenti, 1768

Dipsas is a genus of nonvenomous New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus Sibynomorphus has been moved here. Species of the genus Dipsas are known as snail-eaters.

Taxonomy

The genus Dipsas includes over 50 distinct species. The following species are recognized as being valid.

Description

Dipsas species are slender, small to medium-sized snakes, often no longer than 60 cm, and rarely longer than 100 cm. Coloration and color pattern may vary, but often consist of black and brown, frequently with alternating rings separated by white.

Distribution and habitat

Species in the genus Dipsas are found from southern Mexico through Central America and South America, as far as Argentina and Paraguay.

Behavior and diet

Species in the genus Dipsas are mostly arboreal snakes that mainly feed on land snails and slugs.

References

References

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  3. (2023-03-02). "A new species of ''Dipsas'' (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) from central Panama". ZooKeys.
  4. {{smallcaps. [[species:Daniel Fernandes da Silva. Fernandes DS]], {{smallcaps. [[species:Ótavio Augusto Vuolo Marques. Marques OAV]], {{smallcaps. [[species:Antônio Jorge Suzart Argôlo. Argôlo AJS]] (2010). "A new species of ''Dipsas'' Laurenti from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/index.html ''Zootaxa''] '''2691''': 57–66. [http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02691p066f.pdf Preview]
  5. {{smallcaps. de Lima, Ana Caroline; {{smallcaps. [[species:Ana Lúcia da Costa Prudente. da Costa Prudente, Ana Lúcia]] (2009). "Morphological variation and systematics of ''Dipsas catesbyi'' (Sentzen, 1796) and ''Dipsas pavonina'' Schlegel, 1837 (Serpentes: Dipsadinae)". [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/index.html ''Zootaxa''] '''2203''': 31-48. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02203p048f.pdf Abstract & excerpt]
  6. Cadle, John E.. (2005). "Systematics of snakes of the ''Dipsas oreas'' complex (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in western Ecuador and Peru, with revalidation of ''D. elegans'' (Boulenger) and ''D. ellipsifera'' (Boulenger)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

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