Dipsas gaigeae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. gaigeae
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Binomial name | |
Dipsas gaigeae (
Oliver, 1937)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Dipsas gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's thirst snail-eater, Gaige's thirst snake, and zicatlinán in Mexican Spanish, is a species of non- venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. [2]
The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige. [3]
D. gaigeae is found in western Mexico, in the states of Colima, [1] [2] Guerrero, [2] and Jalisco. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of D. gaigeae, is forest. [1]
D. gaigeae is fully arboreal. [2]
Dipsas gaigeae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. gaigeae
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Binomial name | |
Dipsas gaigeae (
Oliver, 1937)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Dipsas gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's thirst snail-eater, Gaige's thirst snake, and zicatlinán in Mexican Spanish, is a species of non- venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. [2]
The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige. [3]
D. gaigeae is found in western Mexico, in the states of Colima, [1] [2] Guerrero, [2] and Jalisco. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of D. gaigeae, is forest. [1]
D. gaigeae is fully arboreal. [2]