Dipsas ellipsifera (Ellipse Snail-eaters)
Dipsas ellipsifera (Boulenger, 1898)
This species is distinguished from other species of Dipsas by the following combination of characters: (1) dorsal scale rows 15-15-15 (rarely 16-15-15); (2) ventral scales 153-164 in males, 157-158 in females; (3) subcaudals 72-78 in males, 62-63 in females; (4) head size small relative to body…