Dipsas williamsi
Appearance
Dipsas williamsi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. williamsi
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Binomial name | |
Dipsas williamsi (Carrillo de Espinoza, 1974)
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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 Espinoza (1974).
Original publication
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Lehr E, Perez J (2019). Dipsas williamsi. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
- ^ Dipsas williamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 November 2014.