Dipsas indica

Dipsas indica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Dipsas
Species: Dipsas indica
Subspecies (3): D. i. ecuadoriensis – D. i. indica – D. i. petersi

Name

Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768: 90

• Lectotype (iconotype): specimen described and illustrated by Seba (1734: 71, pl. 43, fig. 5).
• Type locality: “Zeylona” (in error).

References

Primary references

• Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dipsas indica. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 January 2019.
• Arredondo, J.C., Castañeda, M.R., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Velasco, J., Gagliardi, G., Nogueira, C., Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. 2019. IUCN: Dipsas indica  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15177300A15177305. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T15177300A15177305.en. Accessed on 26 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Neotropical Snail-eater