Five new species of snail-eating snakes discovered in Ecuador

June 15, 2018

Researchers from several institutions in Ecuador and other countries discovered 5 new species of snail-eating snakes from Ecuador. Of these, four belong to the genus Dipsas and one to the genus Sibon. One of the new species was named Dipsas oswaldobaezi, in honor of Dr. Oswaldo Báez, a…