Neo-Tropical Snail-eater

Dipsas indica

Laurenti, 1768
Culebrita Cabezona
Come-lesma

Family: Dipsadidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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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

Source: Wikipedia, article Dipsas indica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.

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Photography ID: 467289
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Morretes RPPN - Etambóia
Paraná
Brazil
04/16/2020
Glauco Oliveira

Photography ID: 393091
Adult
Morretes RPPN - Etambóia
Paraná
Brazil
03/31/2020
Glauco Oliveira

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1484251

16/04/2020

Brazil

Paraná

Morretes RPPN - Etambóia

Glauco Oliveira

1395398

31/03/2020