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).

Dipsas williamsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dipsas
Species:
D. williamsi
Binomial name
Dipsas williamsi

Original publication

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Lehr E, Perez J (2019). Dipsas williamsi. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. ^ Dipsas williamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 November 2014.