Dipsas

Dipsas
Dipsas catesbyi in Ecuador.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Dipsadidae
Subfamily:	Xenodontinae
Genus:	Dipsas Laurenti, 1768

Dipsas is a genus of nonvenomous New World colubrid snakes in the subfamily Xenodontinae.

Species in the genus Dipsas are found from southern Mexico through Central America and South America, as far as Argentina and Paraguay.

The genus includes over 30 distinct species.

Dipsas species are slender, small to medium-sized snakes, often no longer than 60 cm (24 in), and rarely longer than 100 cm (39 in). Coloration and color pattern may vary, but often consist of black and brown, frequently with alternating rings separated by white.

They are mostly arboreal snakes that mainly feed on land snails and slugs.

The following species are recognized as being valid.

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dipsas.

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