Английская Википедия:Dipsas

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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 30 distinct species. The following species are recognized as being valid. Шаблон:Div col

• Dipsas albifrons Шаблон:Small – Sauvage's snail-eater
• Dipsas alternans Шаблон:Small – Jan's snail-eater
• Dipsas andiana Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas aparatiritos Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas articulata Шаблон:Small – American snail-eater
• Dipsas baliomelas Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas bicolor Шаблон:Small – two-colored snail-eater
• Dipsas bobridgelyi Шаблон:Small – Bob Ridgely's snail-eater
• Dipsas bothropoides Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas brevifacies Шаблон:Small – snail-eating thirst snake, short-faced snail-eater
• Dipsas bucephala Шаблон:Small – neotropical snail-eater
• Dipsas catesbyi Шаблон:Small – Catesby's snail-eater
• Dipsas chaparensis Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas cisticeps Шаблон:Small – neotropical snail-eater
• Dipsas copei Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas elegans Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas ellipsifera Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas gaigeae Шаблон:Small – Gaige's thirst snail-eater, Gaige's thirst snake, zicatlinán
• Dipsas georgejetti Шаблон:Small – George Jett's snail-eater
• Dipsas gracilis Шаблон:Small – graceful snail-eater
• Dipsas incerta Шаблон:Small – Jan's snail-eater
• Dipsas indica Шаблон:Small – neotropical snail-eater
• Dipsas jamespetersi Orcés & Almendáriz, 1989
• Dipsas klebbai Шаблон:Small – Klebba's snail-eate
• Dipsas latifrontalis Шаблон:Small – broad-fronted snail-eater, Venezuela snail-eater
• Dipsas lavillai Scrocchi, Porto & Rey, 1993
• Dipsas maxillaris Шаблон:Small – Werner's thirst snake
• Dipsas mikanii (Schlegel, 1837)
• Dipsas neuwiedi (Ihering, 1911) – Neuwied's tree snake
• Dipsas nicholsi Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas oligozonata Orcés & Almendáriz, 1989
• Dipsas oneilli Rossman & Thomas, 1979 – O'Neill's tree snake
• Dipsas oreas Шаблон:Small – Ecuador snail-eater
• Dipsas oswaldobaezi Шаблон:Small – Oswaldo Báez's snail-eater
• Dipsas pakaraima Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas palmeri Шаблон:Small – Palmer's snail-eater
• Dipsas pavonina Шаблон:Small – northern snail-eater
• Dipsas peruana Шаблон:Small – Peruvian snail-eater, Peru snail-eater
• Dipsas praeornata Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas pratti Шаблон:Small – Pratt's snail-eater
• Dipsas sanctijoannis Шаблон:Small – tropical snail-eater
• Dipsas sazimai Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas schunkii Шаблон:Small – Schunk's snail-eater
• Dipsas temporalis Шаблон:Small – temporal snail-eater
• Dipsas tenuissima Шаблон:Small – Taylor's snail-eater
• Dipsas trinitatis Шаблон:Small – Trinidad snail-eater
• Dipsas turgida (Cope, 1868) – Bolivian tree snake
• Dipsas vagrans (Dunn, 1923) – Dunn's tree snake
• Dipsas vagus (Jan, 1863) – Jan's tree snake
• Dipsas variegata Шаблон:Small – variegated snail-eater
• Dipsas ventrimaculata (Boulenger, 1885) – Boulenger's tree snake
• Dipsas vermiculata Шаблон:Small – vermiculate snail-eater
• Dipsas viguieri Шаблон:Small – Bocourt's snail-eater
• Dipsas welborni Шаблон:Small
• Dipsas williamsi Carillo de Espinoza, 1974 – Williams's tree snake

Шаблон:Div col end Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dipsas.

Description

Dipsas species are slender, small to medium-sized snakes, often no longer than Шаблон:Convert, and rarely longer than Шаблон:Convert. 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.

Further reading

• Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Genus Dipsas, pp. 93–94).
• Laurenti JN (1768). Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum. Vienna: "Joan. Thom. Nob. de Trattnern". 214 pp. + Plates I-V. (Dipsas, new genus, pp. 89–90). (in Latin).