Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 22nd, 2024.
 
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Genus
Dipsas
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Neotropical Snail Eaters, Middle American Snail Eaters, Neotropical Snail Suckers, Neotropical Slug Eaters, American Snail Suckers, Thirst Snakes
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Amerikanische Schneckennattern, Dickkopfnattern
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Neotropiske Sneglesnoge
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1768 |  |
Dipsas Laurenti (type species: Dipsas indica Laurenti 1768) |
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1843 | |
Pholidolaemus Fitzinger (type species: Coluber bucephalus Shaw 1802) |
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1843 | |
Sibynomorphus Fitzinger (type species: Dipsas mikanii Schlegel 1837; syn. Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018) |
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1854 | |
Anholodon Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (type species: Dipsas mikanii Schlegel 1837; syn. Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018) |
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1854 | |
Cochliophagus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (type species: Cochliophagus inaequifasciatus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854; syn. Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018) |
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1854 | |
Dipsadomorus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (type species: Dipsas indica Laurenti 1768) |
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1854 | |
Leptognathus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (type species: Dipsas pavonina Schlegel 1837) |
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1895 | |
Neopareas Günther (type species: Neopareas bicolor Günther 1895) |
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1896 | |
Pseudopareas Boulenger (type species: Leptognathus vagus Jan 1863; syn. Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018) |
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1923 | |
Heterorhachis Amaral (type species: Heterorhachis poecilolepis Amaral 1923) |
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2008 | |
Plesiodipsas Harvey, Fuenmayor, Portilla & Rueda-Almonacid (type species: Tropidodipsas perijanensis Aleman 1953; syn. Arteaga & Batista 2023) |
Contents:
57 species, of which 28 (49.1%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Other common names:
South American Slug Eaters (Sibynomorphus)
Remarks:
Includes Sibynomorphus, until recently regarded as a separate genus (Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018).
Previously included
Plesiodipsas perijanensis.
Distribution:
Mexico, Central America, South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Belize,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro
[incl.
Ilha Grande Island],
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo
[incl.
Sao Sebastiao],
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guatemala,
Guyana,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Colima,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Michoacan,
Quintana Roo,
Tabasco,
Yucatan),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad),
Uruguay,
Venezuela.
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Dipsas albifrons
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White-fronted Snail Eater
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Weissstirn-Schneckennatter
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Hvidpandet Sneglesnog
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1884 | |
Dipsadomorphus albifrons Sauvage |
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Leptognathus albifrons Boulenger 1896 |
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Dipsas albifrons Mocquard in Duméril & Bocourt 1908 |
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Cochliophagus albifrons Ihering 1911 |
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1950 | |
Dipsas albifrons cavalheiroi Hoge (Passos, Fernandes & Porto 2005) |
Remarks:
Also recorded from "Mato Grosso" (Peters 1960; Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970), but without exact locality, so the specimen may have come from any of today's states
Rondonia, Mato Grosso, or Mato Grosso do Sul.
Presence in any of these states needs confirmation.
Provisionally included for Pernambuco on the basis of Costa & Bérnils (2018), however, these authors did not list any localities.
Pernambuco is far to the north of the nearest other localities recorded for the species (Passos, Fernandes & Porto 2005;
Ribeiro Dias, Souza Costa, Solé & Argôlo 2018; Silveira, Ribeiro, Dornas & Fernandes 2018).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Bahia,
Espirito Santo,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro
[incl.
Ilha Grande Island],
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo
[incl.
Sao Sebastiao]).
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Dipsas alternans
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Santos Snail Eater
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Santos-Schneckennatter
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Santos-sneglesnog
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1885 | |
Leptognathus alternans Fischer |
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Cochliophagus alternans Ihering 1911 |
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Sibynomorhus alternans Amaral 1925 |
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Dipsas alternans Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi 2004 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of incerta (e.g., Peters 1960, 1965). Revalidated by Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi (2004).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Espirito Santo,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro
[incl.
Ilha Grande Island],
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo
[incl.
Sao Sebastiao]).
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Dipsas andiana
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Andean Snail Eater
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Andes-Schneckennatter
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Andes-sneglesnog
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1896 | |
Leptognathus andiana Boulenger |
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Sibynomorphus andiana Parker 1926 |
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Dipsas andiana Cadle & Myers 2003 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of oreas (e.g., Peters 1965). Revalidated by Cadle & Myers (2003). Previously recorded from Ecuador as nicholsi (Cadle & Myers 2003).
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Dipsas aparatiritos
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Hidden Snail Eater,
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Zentralpanamaische-Schneckennatter
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Centralpanamansk Sneglesnog
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2023 | |
Dipsas aparatiritos Ray, Sánchez-Martínez, Batista, Mulcahy, Sheehy, Smith, Pyron & Arteaga |
Distribution:
Panama.
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Dipsas articulata
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Veraguas Snail Eater, Lower Central American Snake Eater
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Veraguas-Schneckennatter
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Veraguas-sneglesnog
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1860 | |
Dipsas brevis Cope [not Leptognathus brevis Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854] |
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1868 | |
Leptognathus articulata Cope |
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Dipsas articulata Parker 1926 |
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Dipsas baliomelas
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Macarena Mountains Snail Eater
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Macarena-Schneckennatter
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Macarena-sneglesnog
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2008 | |
Dipsas baliomelas Harvey |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Dipsas bicolor
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Bicolored Snail Eater
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Zweifarbige Schneckennatter
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Tofarvet Sneglesnog
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1895 | |
Neopareas bicolor Günther |
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Dipsas bicolor Parker 1926 |
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1954 | |
Neopareas tricolor Brattstrom in Howell (Peters 1965) |
Remarks:
Records from Peru (Espinoza & Icochea 1995; Lehr 2001) are likely based on misidentified gracilis (Harvey 2008).
Solórzano (2004) considered bicolor a synonym of articulata.
Not mentioned for Costa Rica by Leenders (2023).
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Honduras,
Nicaragua.
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Dipsas bobridgelyi
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El Oro Snail Eater, (Bob Ridgely's Snail Eater)
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El-Oro-Schneckennatter
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El Oro-sneglesnog
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2018 | |
Dipsas bobridgelyi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal |
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Dipsas bothropoides
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Serra do Cariri Snail Eater
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Cariri-Schneckennatter
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Cariri-sneglesnog
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2020 | |
Dipsas bothropoides Mebert, Passos, Fernandes, Entiauspe-Neto, Alvez, Machado & Lopes |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Bahia,
Minas Gerais).
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Dipsas brevifacies
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Short-faced Snail Eater, Snail-eating Thirst Snake
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Zentralamerikanische Kurzkopf-Schneckennatter
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Centralamerikansk Kortsnudet Sneglesnog
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1866 | |
Tropidodipsas brevifacies Cope |
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Leptognathus brevifacies Mocquard 1908 |
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Sibon brevifacies Smith 1943 |
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Dipsas brevifacies Peters 1960 |
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1884 | |
Dipsadomorphus fasciatus Bocourt (Boulenger 1896; Peters 1965) |
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1885 | |
Leptognathus torquatus Cope [substitute name for Dipsadomorphus fasciatus Bocourt 1884] (Peters 1965) |
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Quintana Roo,
Tabasco,
Yucatan).
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Dipsas bucephala
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Bull Snail Eater, (Large-headed Snail Eater)
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Bullen-Schneckennatter
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Tyre-sneglesnog
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1802 | |
Coluber bucephalus Shaw |
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Dipsas bucephala Boulenger 1896 |
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Dipsas indica bucephala Peters 1960 |
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1885 | |
Leptognathus cisticeps Boettger (Harvey & Embert 2008) |
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Dipsas cisticeps Bertoni 1914 |
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Dipsas indica cisticeps Peters 1960 |
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Dipsas bucephala cisticeps Harvey & Embert 2008 |
Other common names:
cisticeps: Box-headed Snail Eater
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Harvey & Embert (2008).
Status of cisticeps is uncertain (Harvey & Embert 2008), but treated as a valid species by some authors (e.g., Cacciali 2008;
Cacciali, Scott, Aquino-Ortiz, Fitzgerald & Smith 2016).
It is provisionally retained herein as a subspecies of bucephala, pending further studies.
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Bahia,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Parana,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay.
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Dipsas catesbyi
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Ornate Snail Eater, Brown-saddled Snake
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Pracht-Schneckennatter
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Pragt-sneglesnog
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1796 | |
Coluber catesbeji Sentzen |
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Dipsas catesbyi Boie 1827 |
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Stremmatognathus catesbyi Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 |
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Leptognathus catesbyi Gunther 1858 |
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Colchliophagus catesbyi Berg 1901 |
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Sibynomorphus catesbeji [sic] Barbour & Noble 1920 |
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1947 | |
Sibynomorphus macedoi Prado & Hoge (Peters 1965) |
Remarks:
Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014) noted that the original spelling of the specific epithet, catesbeji, was not a typographical error, for which reason
this spelling should be reintroduced.
For conservative reasons, the much more frequently used spelling, catesbyi, is retained herein.
Records from Espirito Santo (e.g., Tonini, Carao, Pinto, Gasparini, Leite & Costa 2010) are are based on specimens actually originating from Amapa.
However, it is not unlikely that the species may prove to exist in Espirito Santo (Costa & Bérnils 2018).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Dipsas chaparensis
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Chapare Snail Eater
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Chapare-Schneckennatter
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Chapare-sneglesnog
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1992 | |
Dipsas chaparensis Reynolds & Foster |
Distribution:
Bolivia.
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Dipsas copei
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Guianan Snail Eater
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Guiana-Schneckennatter
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Guiana-sneglesnog
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1872 | |
Leptognathus copei Günther |
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Dipsas copei Peters 1960 |
Remarks:
Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi (2004) synonymized copei with incerta, however, Harvey (2008) claimed that both forms are valid species.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Roraima),
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Dipsas elegans
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Elegant Snail Eater
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Oaxaca-Schneckennatter
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Oaxaca-sneglesnog
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1896 | |
Leptognathus elegans Boulenger |
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Sibynomorphus elegans Amaral 1926 |
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Dipsas elegans Parker 1926 |
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Dipsas oreas elegans Orcés & Almendáriz 1987 |
Remarks:
Previously considered a subspecies of oreas. Revalidated as a separate species by Cadle (2005). Previously included ellipsifera. Erroneously recorded from Mexico (Flores-Villela 1993).
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Dipsas ellipsifera
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Ibarra Snail Eater
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Ibarra-Schneckennatter
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Ibarra-sneglesnog
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1898 | |
Leptognathus ellipsifera Boulenger |
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Sibynomorphus ellipsifer Amaral 1930 |
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Dipsas ellipsifera Peters 1960 |
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Dipsas oreas ellipsifera Orcés & Almendáriz 1987 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of elegans by Kofron (1982). Revalidated as a separate species by Cadle (2005).
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Dipsas gaigeae
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Colima Snail Eater, (Gaige's Snail Eater, Gaige's Thirst Snake)
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Colima-Schneckennatter
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Colima-sneglesnog
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1937 | |
Sibynomorphus gaigeae Oliver |
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Dipsas gaigeae Smith & Taylor 1945 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Colima,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Michoacan).
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Dipsas georgejetti
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Manabí Snail Eater, (George Jett's Snail Eater)
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Manabí-Schneckennatter
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Manabí-sneglesnog
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2018 | |
Dipsas georgejetti Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Dipsas gracilis
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Graceful Snail Eater
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Venus-Schneckennatter
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Venus-sneglesnog
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1902 | |
Leptognathus gracilis Boulenger |
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Dipsas gracilis Peters 1960 |
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1920 | |
Leptognathus hammondii Boulenger (Peters 1965) |
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1925 | |
Sibynomorphus macrostomus Amaral (Peters 1965) |
Remarks:
Possibly a synonym of viguieri (Harvey 2008).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Dipsas inaequifasciata
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Odd-banded Slug Eater
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Ungleichbändige Schneckennatter
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Uensskællet Sneglesnog
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1854 | |
Cochliophagus inaequifasciatus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Sibynomorphus inaequifasciatus Peters 1960 |
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Dipsas inaequifasciata Midtgaard 2019 |
Remarks:
Status uncertain.
The identity of this taxon cannot be determined from the original description, and the holotype is lost.
Records from Paraguay refer to turgida (Cacciali, Scott, Aquino-Ortíz, Fitzgerald & Smith 2016).
Distribution:
Unknown.
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Dipsas incerta
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South American Banded Snail Eater
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Südamerikanische Gebänderte Schneckennatter
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Sydamerikansk Båndet Sneglesnog
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1863 | |
Leptognathus incertus Jan |
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Cochliophagus incertus Ihering 1911 |
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Sibynomorphus incertus Amaral 1923 |
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Dipsas incerta Parker 1935 |
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1923 | |
Sibynomorphus barbouri Amaral (Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi 2004) |
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1923 | |
Sibynomorphus garbei Amaral (Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi 2004) |
Remarks:
Previously included alternans and copei.
The latter was synonymized with incerta by Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi 2004, but subsequently revalidated by Harvey (2008).
Records from Roraima, Brazil, (e.g. Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi 2004; Fernandes, Marques & Argôlo 2010; Costa & Bérnils 2018) refer to copei (Reptile Database, viewed 26 February, 2021).
Records from the east coast of Brazil refer to alternans.
Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi (2004) included Guyana in the distribution of incerta, based on literature records, but Cole, Townsend, Reynolds, MacCulloch & Lathrop (2013)
did not list the species for the country.
Not mentioned by Kuijpers (2024).
Distribution:
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam.
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Dipsas indica
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Big-headed Snail Eater, Neotropical Snail Eater
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Grossköpfige Schneckennatter
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Storhovedet Sneglesnog
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1768 | |
Dipsas indica Laurenti |
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1960 | |
Dipsas indica ecuadorensis Peters |
Other common names:
ecuadorensis: Ecuadorian Big-headed Snail Eater
indica: Amazonian Big-headed Snail Eater
Remarks:
Previously included bucephala and petersi.
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Dipsas indica
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Dipsas jamespetersi
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Zhila Slug Eater
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Zhila-Schneckennatter
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Zhila-sneglesnog
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1989 | |
Sibynomorphus petersi Orces & Almendariz [not Dipsas indica petersi Hoge & Romano 1976] |
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2018 | |
Dipsas jamespetersi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal [replacement name for Sibynomorphus petersi Orces & Almendariz 1989] |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Dipsas klebbai
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Napo Snail Eater, (Klebba's Snail Eater)
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Napo-Schneckennatter
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Napo-sneglesnog
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2018 | |
Dipsas klebbai Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Dipsas latifrontalis
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Broad-fronted Snail Eater
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Mérida-Schneckennatter
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Mérida-sneglesnog
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1905 | |
Leptognathus latifrontalis Boulenger |
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Sibynomorphus latifrontalis Amaral 1930 |
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Dipsas latifrontalis Peters 1960 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of peruana (e.g., Harvey & Embert 2008).
Revalidated as a separate species by Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas,
Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal (2018), although considered as such already by some others (e.g., Mumaw, González & Fernández 2015).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Dipsas lavillai
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Argentine Slug Eater
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Argentinische Schneckennatter
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Argentinsk Sneglesnog
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1993 | |
Sibynomorphus lavillai Scrocchi, Porto & Rey |
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Dipsas lavillai Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Mato Grosso do Sul),
Paraguay.
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Dipsas maxillaris
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Tabasco Snail Eater, (Werner's Snail Eater, Werner's Thirst Snake)
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Tabasco-Schneckennatter
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Tabasco-sneglesnog
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1909 | |
Leptognathus maxillaris Werner |
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Dipsas maxillaris Smith & Taylor 1945 |
Remarks:
Status uncertain, could be a synonym of elegans (Kofron 1982), but the taxonomic status cannot be resolved due to the poor condition of the type (Frost 2007). The species has been included for Mexico in some lists (e.g., Liner 2007), based on the type locality (Tabasco, Mexico), but it is most likely a South American form (Flores-Villela 1993; Frost 2007).
Distribution:
Unknown (see remarks).
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Dipsas mikanii
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Brazilian White-collared Slug Eater
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Weisshals-Schneckennatter
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Hvidhalset Sneglesnog
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1837 | |
Dipsas mikanii Schlegel |
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Sibynomorphus mikanii Fitzinger 1843 |
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Anholodon mikanii Duméril & Bibron 1854 |
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Leptognathus mikanii Günther 1858 |
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1887 | |
Leptognathus garmani Cope (Peters 1965) |
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1980 | |
Sibynomorphus mikani septentrionalis Da Cunha, Do Nascimento & Hoge |
Remarks:
Previously included neuwiedi.
Not listed for Rio de Janeiro by Oliveira, Gonzalez, Passos, Vrcibradic & Rocha (2020).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Sao Paulo,
Tocantins),
Paraguay.
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|
|
Dipsas neuwiedi
|
Brazilian Banded Slug Eater
|
|
Brasilianische Gebänderte Schneckennatter
|
|
Brasiliansk Båndet Sneglesnog
|
|
1910 | |
Cochliophagus mikani neuwiedi Ihering |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus mikani neuwiedi Peters 1960 |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus neuwiedi Bernils, Batista & Bertelli 2001 |
|
| |
Dipsas neuwiedi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
|
1930 | |
Sibynomorphus mikanii fasciatus Amaral (Peters 1965) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of mikanii.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Espirito Santo,
Minas Gerais,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo
[incl.
Sao Sebastiao],
Sergipe).
|
|
|
Dipsas nicholsi
|
Panamanian Snail Eater
|
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Panamaische Schneckennatter
|
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Panamansk Sneglesnog
|
|
1933 | |
Sibynomorphus nicholsi Dunn |
|
| |
Sibon nicholsi Dunn 1940 |
|
| |
Dipsas nicholsi Smith 1958 |
|
| |
Dipsas variegata nicholsi Peters 1960 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Cadle & Myers (2003). Records of this species from Ecuador refer to andiana (Cadle & Myers 2003).
Distribution:
Panama.
|
|
|
Dipsas oligozonata
|
Azuay Slug Eater
|
|
Azuay-Schneckennatter
|
|
Azuay-sneglesnog
|
|
1989 | |
Sibynomorphus oligozonatus Orces & Almendariz |
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| |
Dipsas oligozonata Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
|
|
|
Dipsas oneilli
|
Peruvian Amazon Slug Eater
|
|
Ostperuvianische Schneckennatter
|
|
Østperuviansk Sneglesnog
|
|
1979 | |
Sibynomorphus oneilli Rossman & Thomas |
|
| |
Dipsas oneilli Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
Distribution:
Peru.
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|
|
Dipsas oreas
|
Quito Snail Eater, Ecuadorian Montane Snail Eater
|
|
Quito-Schneckennatter
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Quito-sneglesnog
|
|
1868 | |
Leptognathus oreas Cope |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus mikanii oreas Amaral 1929 |
|
| |
Dipsas mikanii oreas Parker 1934 |
|
| |
Dipsas oreas Peters 1960 |
|
1884 | |
Leptognathus andrei Sauvage (Kofron 1982b) |
|
1923 | |
Leptognathus robusta Müller (Harvey & Embert 2008) |
Remarks:
Previously included elegans and ellipsifera. Vanzolini (1986) erroneously listed Leptognathus andrei as a synonym of
Sibynomorphus mikani.
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
|
|
|
Dipsas oswaldobaezi
|
Loja Snail Eater, (Oswaldo Báez's Snail Eater)
|
|
Loja-Schneckennatter
|
|
Loja-sneglesnog
|
|
2018 | |
Dipsas oswaldobaezi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal |
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
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|
|
Dipsas pakaraima
|
Pakaraima Mountains Snail Eater
|
|
Pakaraima-Schneckennatter
|
|
Pakaraima-sneglesnog
|
|
2004 | |
Dipsas pakaraima MacCulloch & Lathrop |
Distribution:
Guyana.
|
|
|
Dipsas palmeri
|
Tungurahua Snail Eater, (Palmer's Snail Eater)
|
|
Tungurahua-Schneckennatter
|
|
Tungurahua-sneglesnog
|
|
1912 | |
Leptognathus palmeri Boulenger |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus palmeri Amaral 1930 |
|
| |
Dipsas palmeri Parker 1934 |
|
1913 | |
Leptognathus latifasciatus Boulenger (Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018) |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus latifasciatus Dunn 1923 |
|
| |
Dipsas latifasciata Peters 1960 |
Other common names:
latifasciatus: Striped Snail Eater
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of peruana (e.g., Harvey & Embert 2008).
Revalidated as a separate species by Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas,
Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal (2018).
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
|
|
|
Dipsas pavonina
|
Northern Snail Eater
|
|
Nördliche Schneckennatter
|
|
Nordlig Sneglesnog
|
|
1837 | |
Dipsas pavonina Schlegel |
|
| |
Leptognathus pavoninus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 |
|
| |
Cochliophagus pavoninus Ihering 1910 |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus pavoninus Amaral 1926 |
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para,
Rondonia,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
|
|
|
Dipsas perijanensis
|
Sierra de Perijá Snail Eater, (Alemán's Snail Eater)
|
|
Perijá-Schneckennatter
|
|
Perijá-sneglesnog
|
|
1953 | |
Tropidodipsas perijanensis Aleman |
|
| |
Dipsas perijanensis Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 |
|
| |
Plesiodipsas perijanensis Harvey, Rivas Fuenmayor, Caicedo Portilla & Rueda-Almonacid 2008 |
Remarks:
Reassigned to Dipsas by Arteaga & Batista (2023).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
|
|
|
Dipsas peruana
|
Peruvian Snail Eater
|
|
Peruvianische Schneckennatter
|
|
Peruviansk Sneglesnog
|
|
1898 | |
Leptognathus peruana Boettger |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus peruanus Barbour & Noble 1920 |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus mikanii peruanus Amaral 1930 |
|
| |
Dipsas mikanii peruanus Schmidt & Walker 1943 |
|
| |
Dipsas peruana Peters 1960 |
|
1901 | |
Leptognathus boettgeri Werner (Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018) |
|
| |
Dipsas boettgeri Peters 1960 |
|
1909 | |
Leptognathus boliviana Werner (Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018) |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus bolivianus Amaral 1923 |
|
1912 | |
Leptognathus polylepis Boulenger (Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018) |
|
| |
Tropidodipsas polylepis Amaral 1930 |
|
| |
Dipsas polylepis Peters 1960 |
Other common names:
polylepis: Many-scaled Snail Eater
Remarks:
Now restricted to Bolivia and Peru.
Previously included latifrontalis and palmeri.
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Peru.
|
|
|
Dipsas petersi
|
São Paulo Snail Eater
|
|
São-Paulo-Schneckennatter
|
|
São Paulo-sneglesnog
|
|
1976 | |
Dipsas indica petersi Hoge & Romano |
|
| |
Dipsas petersi Marques Sazima 2004 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of indica.
Regarded as a separate species by Marques & Sazima (2004), followed by many others (e.g., Cicchi, Sena, Peccinini-Seale & Duarte 2007; Centeno Sawaya Marques 2008;
Forlani, Bernardo, Haddad & Zaher 2010; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Not listed for Brazil by Nogueira & al. (2019).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Bahia,
Espirito Santo,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro
[incl.
Ilha Grande Island],
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo
[incl.
Sao Sebastiao]).
|
|
|
Dipsas praeornata
|
Venezuelan Snail Eater
|
|
Venezuelanische Schneckennatter
|
|
Venezuelansk Sneglesnog
|
|
1909 | |
Leptognathus praeornata Werner |
|
| |
Dipsas praeornata Harvey 2008 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of incerta (e.g., Amaral 1929) and, more recently, latifrontalis (e.g., Peters 1960).
Revalidated by Harvey (2008).
Not listed for Venezuela by Mumaw, González & Fernández (2015).
Distribution:
Venezuela.
|
|
|
Dipsas pratti
|
Colombian Snail Eater
|
|
Kolumbianische Schneckennatter
|
|
Colombiansk Sneglesnog
|
|
1897 | |
Leptognathus pratti Boulenger |
|
| |
Dipsas pratti Parker 1926 |
|
1899 | |
Leptognathus triseriatus Cope (Peters 1965) |
|
1916 | |
Leptognathus nigriceps Werner (Peters 1965) |
|
1940 | |
Dipsas niceforoi Prado (Peters 1965) |
|
1941 | |
Dipsas tolimensis Prado (Peters 1965) |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
|
|
|
Dipsas sanctijoannis
|
Chocó Snail Eater, (Tropical Snail Eater)
|
|
Chocó-Schneckennatter
|
|
Chocó-sneglesnog
|
|
1911 | |
Leptognathus sanctijoannis Boulenger |
|
| |
Leptognathus sanctijohannis [unjustified emendation] Werner 1916 |
|
| |
Dipsas sanctijohannis Peters 1960 |
|
1941 | |
Sibynomorphus caucanus Rendahl & Vestergren (Peters 1965) |
Distribution:
Colombia.
|
|
|
Dipsas sazimai
|
Atlantic Forest Snail Eater
|
|
Ostbrasilianische Schneckennatter
|
|
Østbrasiliansk Sneglesnog
|
|
2010 | |
Dipsas sazimai Fernandes, Marques & Argôlo |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Espirito Santo,
Pernambuco,
Rio de Janeiro,
Sao Paulo).
|
|
|
Dipsas schunkii
|
Chanchamayo Snail Eater
|
|
Chanchamayo-Schneckennatter
|
|
Chanchamayo-sneglesnog
|
|
1908 | |
Leptognathus schunkii Boulenger |
|
| |
Dipsas schunkii Parker 1926 |
|
| |
Dipsas schunkei [sic] Harvey 2008 |
Distribution:
Peru.
|
|
|
Dipsas temporalis
|
Esmeraldes Snail Eater, Temporal Snail Eater
|
|
Esmeraldes-Schneckennatter
|
|
Esmeraldes-sneglesnog
|
|
1909 | |
Leptognathus temporalis Werner |
|
| |
Sibon temporalis Dunn & Bailey 1939 |
|
| |
Dipsas temporalis Peters 1960 |
|
1913 | |
Leptognathus spurrelli Boulenger (Peters 1965; Harvey 2008) |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Panama.
|
Dipsas temporalis
© Henrik Bringsøe
|
|
Dipsas tenuissima
|
Slender Snail Eater
|
|
Schlanke Schneckennatter
|
|
Slank Sneglesnog
|
|
1954 | |
Dipsas tenuissima Taylor |
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Panama.
|
|
|
Dipsas trinitatis
|
Trinidad Snail Eater
|
|
Trinidad-Schneckennatter
|
|
Trinidad-sneglesnog
|
|
1926 | |
Dipsas trinitatis Parker |
|
| |
Dipsas variegata trinitatis Peters 1960 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Harvey & Embert (2008).
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad).
|
|
|
Dipsas turgida
|
Bolivian Slug Eater, Bolivian Tree Snake
|
|
Bolivianische Schneckennatter
|
|
Boliviansk Sneglesnog
|
|
1868 | |
Leptognathus turgida Cope |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus turgidus Amaral 1926 |
|
| |
Dipsas turgida Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
|
1874 | |
Leptognathus atypicus Cope (Peters 1965) |
|
1915 | |
Tropidodipsas spilogaster Griffin (Peters 1965) |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
|
|
|
Dipsas vaga
|
Huancabamba Slug Eater
|
|
Huancabamba-Schneckennatter
|
|
Huancabamba-sneglesnog
|
|
1863 | |
Leptognathus vagus Jan |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus vagus Peters 1960 |
|
| |
Dipsas vaga Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
Distribution:
Peru.
|
|
|
Dipsas vagrans
|
Cajamarca Slug Eater
|
|
Cajamarca-Schneckennatter
|
|
Cajamarca-sneglesnog
|
|
1923 | |
Pseudopareas vagrans Dunn |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus vagrans Peters 1960 |
|
| |
Dipsas vagrans Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
Distribution:
Peru.
|
|
|
Dipsas variegata
|
Many-banded Snail Eater, Variegated Snail Eater
|
|
Vielbändige Schneckennatter
|
|
Mangebåndet Sneglesnog
|
|
1854 | |
Leptognathus variegatus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
|
| |
Dipsas variegata Gomes 1918 |
|
1926 | |
Dipsas neivai Amaral (Harvey & Embert 2008) |
Other common names:
neivai: Atlantic Many-banded Snail Eater
Remarks:
Previously included nicholsi and trinitatis. Reviewed by Cadle & Myers (2003). Records from Colombia (e.g., Pérez-Santos & Moreno 1988) are erroneous (Cadle & Myers 2003). Records from Ecuador and Peru refer to other species, according to Cadle & Myers (2003), however, Harvey (2008) and Harvey & Embert (2008) listed specimens from Peru. Records from Trinidad refer to trinitatis. Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014) treated neivai as a valid species, on the basis of Cicchi, Sena, Peccinini-Seale & Duarte (2007).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Amapa,
Bahia,
Espirito Santo,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rondonia,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo
[incl.
Sao Sebastiao]),
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad),
Venezuela.
|
|
|
Dipsas ventrimaculata
|
Spot-bellied Slug Eater
|
|
Bauchflecken-Schneckennatter
|
|
Bugplettet Sneglesnog
|
|
1885 | |
Leptognathus ventrimaculatus Boulenger |
|
| |
Sibynomorphus ventrimaculatus Amaral 1929 |
|
| |
Dipsas ventrimaculata Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
|
1903 | |
Leptognathus intermedius Steindachner (Peters 1965) |
|
1923 | |
Heterorhachis poecilolepis Amaral (Fernandes, Porto & Caramaschi 1998) |
|
| |
Dipsas poecilolepis Peters 1960 |
Remarks:
Presence in Uruguay needs confirmation (Achaval-Elena 2001).
Not listed for Rio de Janeiro by Oliveira, Gonzalez, Passos, Vrcibradic & Rocha (2020).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Brazil
(Goias,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay.
|
|
|
Dipsas vermiculata
|
Vermiculate Snail Eater
|
|
Netz-Schneckennatter
|
|
Net-sneglesnog
|
|
1960 | |
Dipsas vermiculata Peters |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru.
|
|
|
Dipsas viguieri
|
Darien Snail Eater
|
|
Darien-Schneckennatter
|
|
Darien-sneglesnog
|
|
1884 | |
Leptognathus viguieri Bocourt |
|
| |
Dipsas viguieri Parker 1926 |
Distribution:
Panama.
|
|
|
Dipsas welborni
|
Zamora Chinchipe Snail Eater, (Welborn's Snail-eating Snake)
|
|
Zamora-Chinchipe-Schneckennatter
|
|
Zamora Chinchipe-sneglesnog
|
|
2023 | |
Dipsas welborni Arteaga & Batista |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of vermiculata (Arteaga & Batista 2023).
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
|
|
|
Dipsas williamsi
|
Lima Slug Eater
|
|
Lima-Schneckennatter
|
|
Lima-sneglesnog
|
|
1974 | |
Sibynomorphus williamsi Espinoza |
|
| |
Dipsas williamsi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal 2018 |
Distribution:
Peru.
|
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