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Dipsas williamsi

Dipsas williamsi, also known commonly as Williams's tree snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru. It was named in honor of Ernest Edward Williams by Nelly Carrillo de Espinoza (1974).

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Dipsas williamsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dipsas
Species:
D. williamsi
Binomial name
Dipsas williamsi

Dipsas williamsi, also known commonly as Williams's tree snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru.2 It was named in honor of Ernest Edward Williams by Nelly Carrillo de Espinoza (1974).

Original publication

  • Carrillo de Espinoza N (1974). "Sibynomorphus williamsi nov. sp. (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Publicaciones del Museo de Historia Natural "Javier Prado", Serie A (Zoología) (24): 1–16. (Sibynomorphus wiiliamsi, new species). (in Spanish).
References

References

  1. Lehr E, Perez J (2019). Dipsas williamsi. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. Dipsas williamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 November 2014.