Dipsas pakaraima
| Dipsas pakaraima | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dipsas |
| Species: | D. pakaraima |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipsas pakaraima MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2004[1] | |
Dipsas pakaraima is an arboreal snake of the family Dipsadidae.[2] It has been placed in the Dipsas temporalis group.[3] It is native to medium and higher elevations in west-central Guyana.[1] It has been collected in Kaieteur National Park and Mount Ayanganna.[4] Its food probably consists of snails and slugs.
References
- 1 2 MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop (2004). "A new species of Dipsas (Squamata: Colubridae) from Guyana". Revista de Biología Tropical 52: 239–247.
- ↑ Dipsas pakaraima at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 November 2014.
- ↑ Harvey, M.B. (2009). "New and poorly known Dipsas (Serpentes: Colubridae) from northern South America". Herpetologica 64: 422–451. doi:10.1655/07-068r1.1.
- ↑ MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop (2009). "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana. Results of the Royal Ontario Museum Ayanganna Expedition 2000". Royal Ontario Museum Science Contributions 4: 1–36.
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