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Dipsas (Neotropical Snail Eaters)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae)

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Dipsas in general

Amaral, A. do 1923. New genera and species of snakes. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 8: 85-105.

Amaral, A. do 1926. Nota de nomenclatura ophiologica. Sôbre o emprego do nome generico Sibynomorphus em vez de "Leptognathus," "Cochliophagus," "Stremmatognathus," "Anholodon", etc. Revista do Museu Paulista (São Paulo) 14: 7-9.

Berg, C. 1901. Herpetological notes. Comun. Mus. Buenos Aires 1: 289-291.

Bodson, L. 2012. Introduction au système de nomination des serpents en grec ancien: l’ophionyme dipsas et ses synonymes. Anthropozoologica 47(1): 73-155.

Cacciali, P. 2006. Las serpientes Caracoleras (Colubridae: Dipsadini) de Paraguay. Revista Española de Herpetología 20: 71-85.

Cadle, J.E. 2005. Systematics of snakes of the Dipsas oreas complex (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in western Ecuador and Peru, with revalidation of D. elegans (Boulenger) and D. ellipsifera (Boulenger). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(3): 67-136.

Cadle, J.E. 2007. The snake genus Sibynomorphus (Colubridae: Dipsadinae: Dipsadini) in Peru and Ecuador, with comments on the systematics of Dipsadini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(5): 183-283.

Dunn, E.R. 1951. The status of the snake genera Dipsas and Sibon, a problem for "quantum evolution". Evolution 5: 355-359.

Harvey, M.B. 2008. New and poorly known Dipsas (Serpentes: Colubridae) from northern South America. Herpetologica 64(4): 422-451.

Harvey, M.B.; Embert, D. 2008. Review of Bolivian Dipsas (Serpentes: Colubridae), with comments on other South American species. Herpetological Monographs 22: 54-105.

Laporta Ferreira, I.L.; Salomão, M. da G.; Sawaya, P. 1987. Biologia de Sibynomorphus (Colubridae - Dipsadinae) - reproducao e habitos alimentares. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 46(4) [1986]: 793-799.

Meneghel, M.D.; Melgarejo, A.R. 1980. El genero Sibynomorphus Fitzinger (Serpentes: Dipsadinae) en la Rep. O. del Uruguay. Resumenes y Comunicaciones de las Jornadas de Ciencias Naturales (Montevideo) 1: 91-92.

Meneghel, M.D.; Melgarejo, A.R. 1984. Identificacion especifica der ejemplares uruguayos del genero Sibynomorphus (Serpentes: Dipsadinae). Boletin de la Sociedad Zoologica del Uruguay Segunda Epoca 2: 27-31.

Orcés, G.; Almendáriz, A. 1987. Sistemática y distribución de las serpientes dipsadinae del grupo oreas. Politécnica (Biologia 2) 12(4): 135-144.

Pizzatto, L.; Oliveira, J.L. de; Marques, O.A.V.; Martins, M. 2018. Body shape and food habits of South American Goo-Eater Snakes of the genus Sibynomorphus. South American Journal of Herpetology 13(3): 300–307.

Prado, A. 1940. Notas ofiologicas. 5. Observanções sobre serpentes da Colombia. 6. Uma nova especie de colubrideo aglifo da Colombia. 7. Sobre a determinacao de Elapomorphus trilineatus Boulenger e afins. 8. Dois novos Atractus da Colombia. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 14: 1-11, 13-15, 17-23, 25-28.

Ray, J.M. 2012. Bridging the gap: interspecific differences in cantilevering ability in a neotropical arboreal snake assemblage. South American Journal of Herpetology 7(2): 35-40.

Ray, J.M.; Montgomery, C.E.; Mahon, H.K.; Savitzky, A.H.; Lips, K.R. 2012. Goo-Eaters: diets of the neotropical snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama. Copeia 2012(2): 197-202.

Sazima, I.; Muscat, E. 2016. Shelled baby food: newly hatched goo-eating snakes of the genus Dipsas (Squamata: Dipsadidae) prey on snails in nature. Herpetologia Brasileira 5(3): 63-64.

Scrocchi, G.; Porto, M.; Rey, L. 1993. Descripcion de una especie nueva y situacion del genero Sibynomorphus (Serpentes: Colubridae) en la Argentina. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 53(2): 197-208.

Starace, F. 1997. Contribution to the study of the snakes of French Guyana. II. The presence of Dipsas copei (Gunther, 1872) in French Guyana. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 17(5): 97-101.

Stejneger, L.H. 1936. Types of the amphibian and reptilian genera proposed by Laurenti in 1768. Copeia 1936(3): 133-141.

Thome, J.W.; Santos, S.S.; Jeske, V.L. 2001. Novos registros de Veronicellidae (Gastropoda, Mollusca) para Itabuna, Bahia, Brasil e sua ocorrencia no conteudo estomacal de serpentes do genero Dipsas Laurenti (Colubridae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 18(1): 301-303.

Dipsas albifrons

Hartmann, M.T.; Grande, M.L. del; Costa Gondim, M.J. da; Mendes, M.C.; Marques, O.A.V. 2002. Reproduction and activity of the snail-eating snake, Dipsas albifrons (Colubridae), in the southern Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 37(2): 111-114.

Mertens, R. 1952. On snail-eating snakes. Copeia 1952: 279.

Passos, P.; Fernandes, R.; Porto, M. 2005. Geographical variation and taxonomy of the snail-eating snake Dipsas albifrons (Sauvage, 1884), with comments on the systematic status of Dipsas albifrons cavalheiroi Hoge, 1950 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Zootaxa 1013: 19-34.

Ribeiro Dias, I.; Souza Costa, C.A.; Solé, M.; Argôlo, A.J.S. 2018. Two new records of Dipsas albifrons (Sauvage, 1884) from Northeastern Brazil (Squamata: Dipsadidae). Herpetology Notes 11: 77-80.

Silveira, A.L.; Ribeiro, L.S.V.B.; Dornas, T.T.; Fernandes, T.N. 2018. New records of Dipsas albifrons (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with morphological data. Herpetology Notes 11: 809-815.

Dipsas alternans

Abrahão Morato, S.A.; Bérnils, R.S.; Moura-Leite, J.C. de; Segalla, M.V. 2013. Natural history notes: Dipsas alternans (Jan's Snail-eater, Dormideira). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review 44(3): 521-522.

Maia-Carneiro, T.; Wachlevski, M.; Rocha, C.F.D. 2012. What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae). Biotemas 25(1): 207-210.

Passos, P.; Fernandes, D.S.; Caramaschi, U. 2004. The taxonomic status of Leptognathus incertus Jan, 1863, with revalidation of Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Amphibia-Reptilia 25(4): 381-393.

Dipsas andiana

Dipsas articulata

Figueroa, A.; Lewis, T.R. 2012. Dipsas articulata (Central American Snail-eater): maximum size. Herpetological Bulletin 119: 36.

Köhler, G.; Vielmetter, E. 2002. Dipsas articulata (Cope, 1868) in Nicaragua. Herpetozoa 14(3-4): 169-170.

Lewis, T.R.; Lewis, O.J.J. 2010. Defensive behavior in Dipsas articulata (Cope, 1868). Herpetozoa 23(1-2): 79-81.

Vecchiet, J.A.; Ray, J.M.; Knight, J.L.; Wedow, J. 2014. Geographic distribution: Dipsas articulata (Red-striped Thirst Snake). Herpetological Review 45(1): 94.

Dipsas baliomelas

Harvey, M.B. 2008. New and poorly known Dipsas (Serpentes: Colubridae) from northern South America. Herpetologica 64(4): 422-451.

Dipsas bicolor

Sievers, K. 1958. Haltung und Zucht von Neopareas bicolor. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 11: 246-247.

Dipsas brevifacies

Kofron, C.P. 1982. A review of the Mexican snail-eating snakes, Dipsas brevifacies and Dipsas gaigeae. Journal of Herpetology 16(3): 270-286.

Köhler, G.; Cedeño-Vázquez, J.R.; Till, K.; Beutelspacher-García, P.M. 2016. The Chetumal Snake Census: generating biological data from road-killed snakes. Part 2. Dipsas brevifacies, Sibon sanniolus, and Tropidodipsas sartorii. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(3): 689-705.

Olson, R.E. 1986. Geographic distribution: Dipsas brevifacies. Herpetological Review 17(3): 67.

Dipsas bucephala

Torello-Viera, N.F.; Araujo, D.P.; Bartolomeu, B.H. 2012. Annual and daily activity patterns of the snail-eating snake Dipsas bucephala (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 7(3): 252-258.

Dipsas catesbyi

Alves, F.Q.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Jim, J. 2003. Natural history notes: Dipsas catesbyi (Catesby's Snail-eater). Prey. Herpetological Review 34(4): 373-374.

Alves, F.Q.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Jim, J. 2005. Biologia reprodutiva de Dipsas neivai Amaral e D. catesbyi (Sentzen) (Serpentes, Colubridae) no sudeste da Bahia, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22(3): 573-579.

Lima, A.C.; Prudente, A.L.C. 2009. Morphological variation and systematics of Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796) and Dipsas pavonina Schlegel, 1837 (Serpentes: Dipsadinae). Zootaxa 2203: 31-48.

MacCulloch, R.D.; Lathrop, A. 2009. Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana: results of the Royal Ontario Museum Ayanganna Expedition 2000. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. 35 pp.

Marciano-Junior, E.; Mira-Mendes, C.V. de; Ribeiro Dias, I.; Oliveira, F.F.R. de; Oliveira Drummond, L. de 2015. Natural history notes: Dipsas catesbyi (Catesby's Snail-eater). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review 46(4): 643.

Marques, G.A.; Mendes, D.M.M.; Heleodoro, R.A.; Alves-Oliveira, J.R. 2017. Natural history notes: Dipsas catesbyi (Catesby’s Snail-eater). Diet and feeding behavior. Herpetological Review 48(3): 671-672.

Peters, J.A. 1956. An analysis of variation in a South American snake, Catesby's snailsucker (Dipsas catesbyi Sentzen). American Museum Novitates 1783: 1-41.

Prado, A.; Hoge, A.R. 1947. Observações sobre serpentes do Peru, com a descrição de uma nova especie. Ciencia (Mexico) 8(6-9): 180.

Rivas-Fuenmayor, G.A. 2002. Natural history notes: Erythrolamprus aesculapii (Coral-patterned Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 33(2): 140.

Zug, G.R.; Hedges, S.B.; Sunkel, S. 1979. Variation in reproduction parameters of three Neotropical snakes, Coniophanes fissidens, Dipsas catesbyi and Imantodes cenchoa. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 300: 1-20.

Dipsas chaparensis

Reynolds, R.; Foster, M.S. 1992. Four new species of frogs and one new species of snake from the Chapare region of Bolivia, with notes on other species. Herpetological Monographs 6: 83-104.

Dipsas copei

Starace, F. 1997. Contribution to the study of the snakes of French Guyana. II. The presence of Dipsas copei (Gunther, 1872) in French Guyana. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 17(5): 97-101.

Vidal, N.; Massary, J.C. de; Marty, C. 1998. Nouvelles especes de serpents pour la Guyane francaise. Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 25(3-4): 131-134.

Dipsas elegans

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Cadle, J.E. 2005. Systematics of snakes of the Dipsas oreas complex (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in western Ecuador and Peru, with revalidation of D. elegans (Boulenger) and D. ellipsifera (Boulenger). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(3): 67-136.

Kofron, C.P. 1982. The identities of some dipsadine snakes: Dipsas elegans, D. ellipsifera and Leptognathus andrei. Copeia 1982(1): 46-51.

Dipsas ellipsifera

Dipsas gaigeae

Hale, S.F. 1977. Observations on additional specimens of the Mexican snail-eating snake, Dipsas gaigeae (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae). Journal of Herpetology 11(3): 374-377.

Harris, H.S.; Simmons, R.S. 1967. Another Dipsas gaigeae (Oliver) from Colima, Mexico. Herpetologica 23: 234-235.

Kofron, C.P. 1982. A review of the Mexican snail-eating snakes, Dipsas brevifacies and Dipsas gaigeae. Journal of Herpetology 16(3): 270-286.

Reyes-Velasco, J.; Grünwald, C.I.; Jones, J.M. 2008. Geographic distribution: Dipsas gaigeae (Gaige's Thirst Snake). Herpetological Review 39(2): 241.

Sheehy, C.M.; Streicher, J.W.; Cox, C.L.; Tovar, R.U.; Reyes-Velasco, J. 2012. Natural history notes: Dipsas gaigeae (Gaige's Thirst Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 43(2): 342-343.

Dipsas gracilis

Amaral, A. do 1924. New genus and species of South American snakes contained in the United States National Museum. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 14: 200-202.

Cadle, J.E. 2005. Systematics of snakes of the Dipsas oreas complex (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in western Ecuador and Peru, with revalidation of D. elegans (Boulenger) and D. ellipsifera (Boulenger). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(3): 67-136.

Donoso-Barros, R. 1962. Dipsas gracilis Boulenger en frutas tropicales Uegadas a Valparaiso. Noticiario Mensual Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago) 75: 2, 7.

Moreno-Arias, R.A. 2010. Geographic distribution: Dipsas gracilis (Graceful Snail Eater). Colombia: Cesar. Herpetological Review 41(3): 380.

Dipsas incerta

Amaral, A. do 1923. New genera and species of snakes. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 8: 85-105.

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Passos, P.; Fernandes, D.S.; Caramaschi, U. 2004. The taxonomic status of Leptognathus incertus Jan, 1863, with revalidation of Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Amphibia-Reptilia 25(4): 381-393.

Dipsas indica

Argôlo, A.J.S.; Alves, F.Q. 2002. Geographic distribution: Dipsas indica indica. Herpetological Review 33(4): 323-324.

Braz, H.B.P.; Almeida-Santos, S.M. 2008. Dipsas indica (snail-eating snake): reproduction. Herpetological Bulletin 106: 36-38.

Espinoza, N.C. de 1977. New records of colubrid snakes from Peru, with notes on their ecology and distribution. Herpetological Review 8(3): 3.

Hoge, A.R. 1969. Notes on the holotype of Dipsas indica cisticeps (Boettger) (Serpentes - Dipsadinae). Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 34: 87-88.

Hoge, A.R.; Lemos Romano, S.A. de 1975. A new subspecies of Dipsas indica from Brazil (Serpentes, Colubridae, Dipsadinae). Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 39: 51-60.

Natera-Mumaw, M.; Battiston, P. 2008. Nuevos registros de distribuicon geografica con notas bioecologicas sobre Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768 (Serpentes: Colubridae) en Venezuela. Herpetotropicos 4(1) 2007(2008): 3-5.

Sazima, I. 1989. Feeding behavior of the snail-eating snake, Dipsas indica. Journal of Herpetology 23(4): 464-468.

Dipsas jamespetersi

Cadle, J.E. 2007. The snake genus Sibynomorphus (Colubridae: Dipsadinae: Dipsadini) in Peru and Ecuador, with comments on the systematics of Dipsadini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(5): 183-283.

Orcés, G.; Almendáriz, A. 1989. Presencia en el Ecuador de los colúbridos del género Sibynomorphus. Politécnica (Biologia 2) 14(3): 57-67.

Dipsas latifrontalis

Boulenger, G.A. 1905. Description of a new snake from Venezuela. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 7) 15: 561.

Cadle, J.E. 2005. Systematics of snakes of the Dipsas oreas complex (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in western Ecuador and Peru, with revalidation of D. elegans (Boulenger) and D. ellipsifera (Boulenger). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(3): 67-136.

Manzanilla, J.; Marca, E. la; Esqueda, L.F. 2001. Geographic distribution: Dipsas latifrontalis (Venezuelan Snail-eater). Herpetological Review 32(3): 195.

Dipsas lavillai

Ávila, R.W.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Ferreira, V.L.; Strüssmann, C. 2010. Natural history of the coral snake Micrurus pyrrhocryptus Cope 1862 (Elapidae) from semideciduous forests of western Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 5(2): 97-101.

Ferreira, V.L.; Avila, R.W. 2009. Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Sibynomorphus lavillai Scrocchi, Porto and Rey 1993: new country record and geographic distribution map. Check List 5(4): 773-775.

Lions, M.L.; Alvarez, B.B. 1996. Geographic distribution: Sibynomorphus lavillai (LaVilla's Tree Snake). Herpetological Review 27(4): 214.

Montero, R.; Scrocchi, G.; Montano, C.M.E.; Fernandez, S.I.M. 1995. Nuevas citas de saurios, anfisbenidos y ofidios para Bolivia. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 9(1): 7-13.

Scrocchi, G.; Porto, M.; Rey, L. 1993. Descripcion de una especie nueva y situacion del genero Sibynomorphus (Serpentes: Colubridae) en la Argentina. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 53(2): 197-208.

Dipsas maxillaris

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Laurent, R.F. 1949. Note sur quelques reptiles appartenant a la collection de l'lnstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. III. Formes americaines. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. 25(9): 1-20.

Dipsas mikanii

Albuquerque, C.E.; Ferrarezzi, H. 2004. A case of communal nesting in the Neotropical snake Sibynomorphus mikanii (Serpentes, Colubridae). Phyllomedusa 3(1): 73-76.

Amaral, A. do 1925. South American snakes in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 67(24): 1-30.

Braz, H.B.; Marques, O.A.V. 2016. Tail-first ingestion of prey by the false coral snake, Erythrolamprus aesculapii: does it know where the tail is. Salamandra 52(2): 211-214.

Braz, H.B.P.; Franco, F.L.; Almeida-Santos, S.M. 2008. Communal egg-laying and nest-sites of the goo-eater snake, Sibynomorphus mikanii (Dipsadidae, Dipsadinae) in southeastern Brazil. Herpetological Bulletin 106: 26-30.

Braz, H.B.P.; Franco, F.L.; Almeida-Santos, S.M. 2008. Communal egg-laying and nest-sites of the goo-eater, Sibynomorphus mikanii (Colubridae, Dipsadinae) in southeastern Brazil. Herpetological Bulletin 104: 9-12.

Campos Brites, V.L. de; Bauab, F. 1995. Una incubadora para huevos de ofidios y saurios. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 43(1): 225-227.

Cunha, O.R. da; Nascimento, F.P. do; Hoge, A.R. 1980. Ofidios da Amazonia. 12. Uma subespecie nova de Sibynomorphus mikani do noroeste do Maranhao (Ophidia: Colubridae, Dipsadinae). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Nova Serie Zoologia 103: 1-15.

Franca, F.G.R. 2003. Geographic distribution: Sibynomorphus mikanii (Dormideira). Brazil: Para. Herpetological Review 34(3): 266.

Freitas, M.A. de; Almeida, B.; Almeida, M.S.M.; Salgado, D.T.; Barbosa de Moura, G.J. 2014. Rediscovery and first record of Sibynomorphus mikanii septentrionalis (Cunha, Nascimento & Hoge, 1980), (Squamata). Check List 10(5): 1246-1248.

Hoogmoed, M.S. 1997. Rediscovery of a forgotten snake in an unexpected place and remarks on a small herpetological collection from southeastern Brazil. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 71(1-18): 63-81.

Laporta Ferreira, I.L.; Salomão, M. da G.; Sawaya, P.; Puorto, G. 1988. Mecanismo de tomada de alimento por serpentes tropicais moluscofagas (Sibynomorphus neuwiedi e Sibynomorphus mikani) adaptacoes morfofisiologicas doesqueleto cefalico. Boletim de Fisiologia Animal (Sao Paulo) 12: 81-88.

Laporta, I.L.; Sawaya, P.; Hoge, A.R. 1983. Bicephalous snake - Sibynomorphus mikanii (Schlegel, 1837) - Colubridae. Boletim de Fisiologia Animal (Sao Paulo) 7: 79-84.

Rocha-Barbosa, O.; Moraes e Silva, R.B. 2009. Analysis of the microstructure of Xenodontinae snake scales associated with different habitat occupation strategies. Brazilian Journal of Biology 69(3): 919-923.

Rosenberg, H. 1955. Beobachtungen an einer schneckenfressenden Schlange, Dipsas mikani Schlegel. Zoologische Garten (Leipzig) 22: 5-11.

Salomao, M. da G.; Laporta-Ferreira, I.L. 1994. The role of secretions from the supralabial, infralabial, and Duvernoy's glands of the slug-eating snake Sibynomorphus mikani (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in the immobilization of molluscan prey. Journal of Herpetology 28(3): 369-371.

Travaglia-Cardoso, S.R.; Puorto, G.; Marques, O.A.V. 2014. Elapomorphus quinquelineatus (five-lined burrowing snake): feeding on squamate eggs. Herpetological Bulletin 129: 28-29.

Vanzolini, P.E. 1953. On the type locality of some Brazilian reptiles and amphibians collected by H.H. Smith and described by E.D. Cope. Copeia 1953: 124-125.

Dipsas neuwiedi

Arruda, L.F.; Folly, H.; Guedes, J.J.M.; Feio, R.N. 2017. Natural history notes: Sibynomorphus neuwiedi (Neuwiedi's Snail-eating Snake). Chromatic anomaly. Herpetological Review 48(4): 867.

Fonseca, E.; Lanna, F.M.; Carvalho, R.; Gehara, M. 2012. Predation on Sibynomorphus neuwiedi (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) by Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in southeastern Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 167-178.

Jared, C.; Antoniazzi, M.M.; Almeida-Santos, S.M. 1998. Predation of snakes by the young of opossum Didelphis marsupialis in captivity. The Snake 28(1-2): 68-70.

Laporta Ferreira, I.L.; Salomão, M. da G.; Sawaya, P.; Puorto, G. 1988. Mecanismo de tomada de alimento por serpentes tropicais moluscofagas (Sibynomorphus neuwiedi e Sibynomorphus mikani) adaptacoes morfofisiologicas doesqueleto cefalico. Boletim de Fisiologia Animal (Sao Paulo) 12: 81-88.

Laporta-Ferreira, I.L.; Salomao, M. da G. 1992. Morphology, physiology and toxicology of the oral glands of a tropical cochleophagous snake, Sibynomorphus neuwiedi (Colubridae - Dipsadinae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 227(3-4) [1991]: 198-208.

Maia-Carneiro, T.; Dorigo, T.A.; Rodrigues Gomes, S.; Santos, S.B. dos; Rocha, C.F.D. 2012. Sibynomorphus neuwiedi (Ihering, 1911) (Serpentes; Dipsadidae) and Potamojanuarius lamellatus (Semper, 1885) (Gastropoda; Veronicellidae): a trophic relationship revealed. Biotemas 25(1): 211-213.

Dipsas nicholsi

Cadle, J.E.; Myers, C.W. 2003. Systematics of snakes referred to Dipsas variegata in Panama and western South America, with revalidation of two species and notes on defensive behaviors in the Dipsadini (Colubridae). American Museum Novitates 3409: 1-47.

Dunn, E.R. 1933. A new snake from Panama. Copeia 1933: 193-194.

Myers, C.W.; Ibañez-D., R.; Cadle, J.E. 2007. On the uniquely fragmented distribution of a rare Panamanian snake, Dipsas nicholsi (Colubridae: Dipsadinae). American Museum Novitates 3554: 1-18.

Oliver, J.A. 1955. Banana Bonanza. Animal Kingdom 58: 66-71.

Ray, J.M.; Montgomery, C.E.; Mahon, H.K.; Savitzky, A.H.; Lips, K.R. 2012. Goo-Eaters: diets of the neotropical snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama. Copeia 2012(2): 197-202.

Dipsas oligozonatus

Dipsas oneilli

Rossman, D.A.; Kizirian, D. 1993. Variation in the Peruvian dipsadine snakes Sibynomorphus oneilli and S. vagus. Journal of Herpetology 27(1): 87-90.

Rossman, D.A.; Thomas, R. 1979. A new dipsadine snake of the genus Sibynomorphus from Peru. Occasional Papers Museum of Zoology Louisiana State University 54: 1-6.

Dipsas oreas

Almendariz-C., A. 2007. Primer registro de Dipsas oreas en la provincia del Azuay, Ecuador. Politecnica Biologia 7: 136-137.

Cadle, J.E. 2005. Systematics of snakes of the Dipsas oreas complex (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in western Ecuador and Peru, with revalidation of D. elegans (Boulenger) and D. ellipsifera (Boulenger). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(3): 67-136.

Cadle, J.E.; Myers, C.W. 2003. Systematics of snakes referred to Dipsas variegata in Panama and western South America, with revalidation of two species and notes on defensive behaviors in the Dipsadini (Colubridae). American Museum Novitates 3409: 1-47.

Kofron, C.P. 1982. The identities of some dipsadine snakes: Dipsas elegans, D. ellipsifera and Leptognathus andrei. Copeia 1982(1): 46-51.

Dipsas pakaraima

MacCulloch, R.D.; Lathrop, A. 2004. A new species of Dipsas (Squamata: Colubridae) from Guyana. Revista de Biologia Tropical 52(1): 239-247.

Dipsas palmeri

Cadle, J.E. 2005. Systematics of snakes of the Dipsas oreas complex (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in western Ecuador and Peru, with revalidation of D. elegans (Boulenger) and D. ellipsifera (Boulenger). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(3): 67-136.

Dunn, E.R. 1923. Some snakes from northwestern Peru. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 36(193): 185-188.

Fernandes, R.; Fernandes, D.S.; Passos, P. 2002. Leptognathus latifasciatus Boulenger, 1913, a junior synonym of Dipsas polylepis (Boulenger, 1912) (Serpentes, Colubridae). Boletim do Museu Nacional Rio de Janeiro (Zoologia) 493: 1-8.

Dipsas pavonina

Lima, A.C.; Prudente, A.L.C. 2009. Morphological variation and systematics of Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796) and Dipsas pavonina Schlegel, 1837 (Serpentes: Dipsadinae). Zootaxa 2203: 31-48.

Dipsas perijanensis

Alemán, C. 1953. Contribution al estudio de los reptiles y batracios de la Sierra de Perija. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 13(35): Unpaginated.

Harvey, M.B.; Rivas-Fuenmayor, G.A.; Caicedo-Portilla, J.R.; Rueda-Almonacid, J.V. 2008. Systematics of the enigmatic dipsadine snake Tropidodipsas perijanensis Aleman (Serpentes: Colubridae) and review of morphological characters of Dipsadini. Herpetological Monographs 22: 106-132.

Ines Hladki, A.; Kornacker, P.; Marca, E. la; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Rivas, G.; Urbina, N. 2016. Plesiodipsas perijanensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T176793A44949315. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176793A44949315.en.

Peters, J.A. 1970. Generic position of the South American snake Tropidodipsas perijanensis. Copeia 1970: 394-395.

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Dipsas peruana

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Werner, F. 1901. Reptilien und Batrachier aus Peru und Bolivien. Abh. Mus. Dresden 9(2): 14 pp.

Werner, F. 1910. Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. Hamburg Jahrb. wiss. Anst. 26 [1908-1909]: 205-247.

Dipsas petersi

Alves, F.Q.; Argôlo, A.J.S. 1998. Geographic distribution: Dipsas indica petersi. Herpetological Review 29(3): 176.

Montechiaro, L.; Oliveira, R.B. de; Funk Pontes, G.M.; Di-Bernardo, M. 2006. Geographic distribution: Dipsas indica petersi (Dormideira). Herpetological Review 37(1): 108.

Dipsas praeornata

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Dipsas pratti

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Barros, T.R.; Jadin, R.C.; Caicedo-Portilla, J.R.; Rivas-Fuenmayor, G.A. 2012. Discovery of a rare snail-eater snake in Venezuela (Dipsadinae, Dipsas pratti), with additions to its natural history and morphology. Zoosystematics and Evolution 88(1): 125-134.

Cope, E.D. 1899. Contributions to the herpetology of New Granada and Argentina. Bull. Philad. Mus. 1: 3-22.

Moreno-Arias, R.A.; Medina, F.; Caicedo-Portilla, J.R. 2006. Geographic distribution: Dipsas pratti (Pratt's Snail-eater). Herpetological Review 37(1): 108.

Prado, A. 1940. Notas ofiologicas. 5. Observanções sobre serpentes da Colombia. 6. Uma nova especie de colubrideo aglifo da Colombia. 7. Sobre a determinacao de Elapomorphus trilineatus Boulenger e afins. 8. Dois novos Atractus da Colombia. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 14: 1-11, 13-15, 17-23, 25-28.

Prado, A. 1941. Algumas serpentes colombianas com a descrição de uma nova epecie do genero Dipsas. Ciencia (Mexico) 2(10-1): 345-346.

Prado, A. 1942. Notas ofiologicas. 13. Redescrição de duas serpentes colombianas. 14. Comentarios acerca de algumas serpentis opistoglifas do genero Apostolepis, com a descrição de uma nova especie. Mem. Inst. Butantan Sao Paulo 16: 1-12.

Dipsas sanctijoannis

Boulenger, G.A. 1911. Descriptions of new reptiles from the Andes of South America, preserved in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 8) (London) 7(37): 19-25.

Rojas-Morales, J.A.; Escobar Lasso, S. 2010. Defensive behavior of Dipsas sanctijoannis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Phyllomedusa 9(2): 147-150.

Dipsas sazimai

Fernandes, D.S.; Marques, O.A.V.; Argôlo, A.J.S. 2010. A new species of Dipsas Laurenti from the Atlantic forest of Brazil (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa 2691: 57-66.

Roberto, I.J.; Oliveira, C.R. de; Araujo Filho, J.A. de; Ávila, R.W. 2014. Dipsas sazimai Fernandes, Marques & Argolo, 2010 (Squamata: Dipsadidae): Distribution extension and new State record. Check List 10(1): 209-210.

Dipsas temporalis

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Carvajal-Cogollo, J.E.; Bernal-González, V.A.; Nonzoque-López, N. 2011. Geographic distribution: Dipsas temporalis (Temporal Snail-eater). Herpetological Review 42(3): 393.

Flores, E.E.; Cruz, J. de la; Peña, B.; Gracia, V. de; Cisneros, I.; Ortega, J. 2015. Geographic distribution: Dipsas temporalis (Temporal Snail-eater). Herpetological Review 46(3): 385.

Werner, F. 1910. Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. Hamburg Jahrb. wiss. Anst. 26 [1908-1909]: 205-247.

Dipsas tenuissima

Schumacher, R. 1996. Haltung und Zucht einer mittelamerikanischen Schneckennatter - Dipsas tenuissima Taylor, 1954 im Terrarium. Sauria (Berlin) 18(1): 3-10.

Dipsas turgidus

Amaral, A. do 1926. Ophidia from South America in the Carnegie Museum: a critique of Dr. L.E. Griffin's "Catalog of the Ophidia from South America at present (June, 1916) contained in the Carnegie Museum". Annals of the Carnegie Museum 16(2): 319-323.

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Cabrera, M.R.; Merlini, H.O. 1989. Nota cientifica: a new record of Sibynomorphus turgidus (Cope, 1868) from southern South America (Serpentes, Colubridae). Iheringia Serie Zoologia 69: 151-153.

Campbell, J.A.; Murphy, J.E. 1984. Reproduction in five species of Paraguayan colubrids. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 87(1-2): 63-65.

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Griffin, L.E. 1916. A catalog of the Ophidia from South America at present (June, 1916) contained in the Carnegie Museum, with descriptions of some new species. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 7: 163-227.

Leynaud, G.C.; Silmara Cervantes, R. 2004. Geographic distribution: Sibynomorphus turgidus (Slug-eating Snake). Herpetological Review 35(2): 193.

Leynaud, G.C.; Silmara Cervantes, R. 2004. Geographic distribution: Sibynomorphus turgidus (Slug-eating Snake). Herpetological Review 35(3): 294.

Melgarejo, A. 1980. Comportamiento depredador de Sibynomorphus turgidus (Cope) (Serpentes: Dipsadinae). Resumenes y Comunicaciones de las Jornadas de Ciencias Naturales (Montevideo) 1: 127-128.

Scrocchi, G.; Lobo, F.; Moreta, C. 1998. Desarrollo del esqueleto craneal de Sibynomorphus turgidus (Serpentes: Colubridae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 44(1): 27-39.

Dipsas vagrans

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Dunn, E.R. 1923. Some snakes from northwestern Peru. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 36(193): 185-188.

Dipsas vagus

Aguilar, C.; Lundberg, M.; Siu-Ting, K.; Jimenez, M.E. 2007. Nuevos registros para la herpetofauna del departamento de Lima, descripcion del renacuajo de Telmatobius rimac Schmidt, 1954 (Anura: Ceratophrydae) y una clave de los anfibios. Revista Peruana de Biologia 14(2): 209-216.

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Rossman, D.A.; Kizirian, D. 1993. Variation in the Peruvian dipsadine snakes Sibynomorphus oneilli and S. vagus. Journal of Herpetology 27(1): 87-90.

Dipsas variegata

Alves, F.Q.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Jim, J. 2005. Biologia reprodutiva de Dipsas neivai Amaral e D. catesbyi (Sentzen) (Serpentes, Colubridae) no sudeste da Bahia, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22(3): 573-579.

Amaral, A. do 1926. Novos gêneros e espécies de ophidios brasileiros. (Contribuição III para o conhecimento dos ophidios do Brasil). Arch. Mus. Rio de Janeiro 26: 95-121.

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Cadle, J.E.; Myers, C.W. 2003. Systematics of snakes referred to Dipsas variegata in Panama and western South America, with revalidation of two species and notes on defensive behaviors in the Dipsadini (Colubridae). American Museum Novitates 3409: 1-47.

Calcano, D.; Barrio-Amoros, C.L. 2003. Geographic distribution: Dipsas variegata (NCN). Herpetological Review 34(4): 388.

Lotzkat, S.; Natera-Mumaw, M.; Hertz, A.; Sunyer, J.; Mora, D. 2008. New state records of Dipsas variegata (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril 1854) (Serpentes: Colubridae) from northern Venezuela, with comments on natural history. Herpetotropicos 4(1) [2007]: 25-29.

Porto, M.; Fernandes, R. 1996. Variation and natural history of the snail-eating snake Dipsas neivai (Colubridae: Xenodontinae). Journal of Herpetology 30(2): 269-271.

Dipsas ventrimaculatus

Abegg, A.D.; Rosa, C.M. da; Pivetta Cavalheiro, C.; Ortiz, F.R.; Malta Borges, L. 2014. Partial albinism in Sibynomorphus ventrimaculatus (Boulenger, 1885) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 7: 475-476.

Amaral, A. do 1923. New genera and species of snakes. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 8: 85-105.

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Cechin, S.Z.; Lima Oliveira, J. 2003. Natural history notes: Sibynomorphus ventrimaculatus (Southern Snaileater). Mating. Herpetological Review 34(1): 73.

Fernandes, R.; Porto, M.; Caramaschi, U. 1998. The taxonomic status of Heterorhachis poecilolepis Amaral, 1923. Journal of Herpetology 32(1): 139-141.

Lions, M.L.; Alvarez, B.B. 1996. Geographic distribution: Sibynomorphus ventrimaculatus (Boulenger's Tree Snake). Herpetological Review 27(4): 214.

Dipsas williamsi

Carrillo de Espinoza, N. 1975. Sibynomorphus williamsi nov. sp. (Serpentes: Colubridae). Publicaciones Mus. Hist. nat. Lima Ser. A. Zool. 24 [1974]: 1-16.