Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768 is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768
The neotropical snail-eater Dipsas indica is a South American snail- and slug-eating snake with two recognized subspecies.
Dipsas indica, commonly called the neotropical snail-eater, is a species of snake native to South America. This snake feeds on slugs and snails. It uses its slender jaw to extract snail soft tissue out of their shells. Currently, two recognized subspecies of Dipsas indica exist: Dipsas indica indica (first described by Laurenti in 1768) and Dipsas indica ecuadoriensis (described by Peters in 1960).
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Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848)
Euprepiophis conspicillata (Boie, 1826)
Drymobius margaritiferus (Schlegel, 1837)
Sonora cincta (Cope, 1861)
Rhabdophis rhodomelas (Boie, 1827)
Clonophis kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856)
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