Dipsas brevifacies (Cope, 1866) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dipsas brevifacies (Cope, 1866)

Dipsas brevifacies (Cope, 1866)

Dipsas brevifacies is a non-venomous oviparous snake found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.

Family
Genus
Dipsas
Order
Class
Squamata

About Dipsas brevifacies (Cope, 1866)

Dipsas brevifacies (Cope, 1866), commonly known as the snail-eating thirst snake or short-faced snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake species. It occurs in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. Males of this species reach an approximate length of 373 mm, while females measure around 357 mm; the minimum recorded length for the species is 131 mm. Dipsas brevifacies is oviparous.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Dipsas

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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