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Neotropical Snail-eater
Leandro J.C.L. Moraes, Alexandre P. de Almeida, Rafael de Fraga, Rommel R. Zamor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Snakes

Neotropical Snail-eater

Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishNeotropical Snail-eater
DutchDikkopslang
SpanishCaracolera neotropical
Chinese食蜗蛇
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDipsas indica Laurenti, 1768

About this species

Dipsas indica, also known as the neotropical snail-eater, is a snake species found in South America. It feeds on slugs and snails, which the snake can extract from their shells using its slender jaw.

There are two subspecies:

Dipsas indica indica Laurenti, 1768

Dipsas indica ecuadoriensis Peters, 1960

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusDipsas

In Suriname

8Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1921First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1
  • Para1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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