Dipsas welborni

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| genus = Dipsas

| species = welborni

| authority = Arteaga & Batista, 2023

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Dipsas welborni is a non-venomous species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae.{{NRDB species|genus=Dipsas|species=welborni|accessdate=13 May 2023}} It is found in 26 localities along the Cordillera del Cóndor in south-eastern Ecuador(provinces Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe) and northern Peru (Amazonas department). The species occurs over an estimated area of 10,521 km2 and has been recorded at elevations 853–1843 m above sea level.{{Cite journal |last1=Arteaga |first1=Alejandro |last2=Batista |first2=Abel |date=2023-01-25 |title=A consolidated phylogeny of snail-eating snakes (Serpentes, Dipsadini), with the description of five new species from Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama |url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/93601/ |journal=ZooKeys |language=en |issue=1143 |pages=1–49 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.1143.93601 |issn=1313-2970|doi-access=free |pmid=37234281 |pmc=10208808 |bibcode=2023ZooK.1143....1A }}{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4|from this source=yes}}

Description

Dipsas welborni is typically found foraging on vegetation 20–350 cm above the ground in evergreen montane forests, both old-growth and moderately disturbed. These snakes are non-aggressive, resorting to defensive measures when threatened, including body flattening, head expansion to form a triangular shape, and emitting a musky, unpalatable odor.

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