Dipsas pakaraima

(Dipsas pakaraima)

Description

Dipsas pakaraima is an arboreal snake of the family Dipsadidae. It has been placed in the Dipsas temporalis group. It is native to medium and higher elevations in west-central Guyana. It has been collected in Kaieteur National Park and Mount Ayanganna. Its food probably consists of snails and slugs.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Dipsadidae
Genus:Dipsas
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