''Dipsas brevifacies'', the snail-eating thirst snake or short-faced snail-eater, is a non-

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Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...

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. Its length for male is approximately 373 mm and for female 357 mm, (minimum 131 mm). They are oviparous in nature. Dipsas brevifacies 001

References

* Cope, E. D. 1866. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 18: 127. Dipsas Snakes of North America Reptiles of Mexico Reptiles of Belize Reptiles of Guatemala Reptiles described in 1866 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope {{Dipsadinae-stub