Tropidodipsas is a genus of New World snakes of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
Species of the genus Tropidodipsas are found in Mexico and Central America.[1]
Species
Ten species are recognized as being valid.[1]
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Tropidodipsas fasciata Günther, 1858 - banded snail sucker
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Tropidodipsas fischeri Boulenger, 1894 - Fischer’s snail-eating snake
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Tropidodipsas guerreroensis Taylor, 1939 – Guerrero snail sucker
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Tropidodipsas papavericola Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, J.M. Jones, C.M. Rodriguez, I. Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco, 2021
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Tropidodipsas philippii (Jan, 1863) - Philippi’s snail-eating snake
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Tropidodipsas repleta H.M. Smith, Lemos-Espinal, Hartman & Chiszar, 2005
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Tropidodipsas tricolor Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, J.M. Jones, C.M. Rodriguez, I.M. Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco, 2021 - tricolor snail sucker
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Tropidodipsas zweifeli Liner & Wilson, 1970 - Zweifel’s snail-eating snake
Etymology
The specific name, fischeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Gustav Fischer.[2]
The specific name, philippii, is in honor of German-Chilean zoologist Rodolfo Amando Philippi.[3]
The specific name, zweifeli, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard G. Zweifel.[4]
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