NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Banded Snail Sucker
Tropidodipsas fasciata Günther, 1858
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tropidodipsas fasciata Günther, 1858
- Name authority
- Günther, 1858
- Common name
- Banded Snail Sucker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Tropidodipsas
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyDipsadinae
- genusTropidodipsas
- speciesTropidodipsas fasciata Günther, 1858
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tropidodipsas. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fischer’s Snail-Eating SnakeTropidodipsas fischeri (Boulenger, 1894) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Philippi’s Snail-Eating SnakeTropidodipsas philippii (Jan, 1863) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropidodipsas repleta Smith, Lemos-Espinal, Hartman & Chiszar, 2005 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poppyfield SnailsuckerTropidodipsas papavericola Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, Jones, Rodriguez, Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco, 2021 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zweifel’s Snail-Eating SnakeTropidodipsas zweifeli (Liner & Wilson, 1970) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cochliophagus tornieri Müller, 1924 Müller, 1924 | synonym |
| Leptognathus (Tropidodipsas) subannulatus Müller, 1887 Müller, 1887 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tropidodipsas&species=fasciata Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:59BR3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.