Biology:Dipsas oneilli
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Short description: Species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dipsas |
| Species: | D. oneilli
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipsas oneilli (Rossman & Thomas, 1979)
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Dipsas oneilli, also known commonly as O'Neill's tree snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, oneilli, is in honor of American ornithologist John P. O'Neill.[3]
Geographic distribution
Dipsas oneilli is found in the Andes of northwestern Peru, on both the Pacific slope and the Amazonian slope, at elevations of 1,646–3,500 m (5,400–11,483 ft).[1][2]
Behavior
Dipsas oneilli is arboreal.[2]
Diet
Dipsas oneilli preys predominately upon mollusks.[2]
Reproduction
Dipsas oneilli is oviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Perez, J.; Lehr, E. (2017). "Dipsas oneilli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48617620A48617625.en. Accessed on 31 March 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Dipsas oneilli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 November 2014.
- ↑ Template:EponymDictionaryReptiles (Sibynomorphus oneilli, p. 195).
Further reading
- Arteaga, A.; Salazar-Valenzuela, D.; Mebert, K.; Peñafiel, N.; Aguiar, G.; Sánchez-Nivicela, J.C.; Pyron, R.A.; Colston, T.J. et al. (2018). "Systematics of South American snail-eating snakes (Serpentes, Dipsadini), with the description of five new species from Ecuador and Peru". ZooKeys 766: 79–147. (Dipsas oneilli, new combination).
- Cadle, J.E. (2007). "The snake genus Sibynomorphus (Colubridae: Dipsadinae: Dipsadini) in Peru and Ecuador, with comments on the systematics of Dipsadini". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158 (5): 183–283. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Rossman, D.A.; Kizirian, D.A. (1993). "Variation in the Peruvian Dipsadine Snakes Sibonymorphus oneilli and S. vagus ". Journal of Herpetology 27 (1): 87–90.
- Rossman, D.A.; Thomas, R. (1979). "A New Dipsadine Snake of the Genus Sibynomorphus from Peru". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University (54): 1–6. (Sibynomorphus oneilli, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q3483006 entry
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