Dipsas indica

Dipsas indica
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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.

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[iucn-1] 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.

[RDB-2] Dipsas indica at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 July 2015.

[3] 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.

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