Dipsas pratti
Species of snake
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Dipsas pratti, known commonly as Pratt's snail-eater, is a species of arboreal snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
| Dipsas pratti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dipsas |
| Species: | D. pratti |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipsas pratti (Boulenger, 1897) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, pratti, is in honor of British naturalist Antwerp Edgar Pratt.[3]
Geographic range
Biology
Very few examples of D. pratti have been studied, and the first photograph of a live example of this species was not published until 2012.[4]