NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Poppyfield Snailsucker
Tropidodipsas papavericola Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, Jones, Rodriguez, Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco, 2021
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Tropidodipsas papavericola, the poppyfield snailsucker, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae. Formally described in 2021, it is named after its habit of living among poppy plants. Endemic to Mexico, it is restricted to moderate elevations in the Sierra Madre del Sur in central Guerrero. It inhabits cloud forest, mesic pine-oak woodland, tropical evergreen forest, and tropical semi-deciduous forest at elevations of 1600–2200 m.
Wikipedia contributors, Tropidodipsas papavericola; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:55:57.368126+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tropidodipsas papavericola Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, Jones, Rodriguez, Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco, 2021
- Name authority
- Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, Jones, Rodriguez, Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco, 2021
- Common name
- Poppyfield Snailsucker
- 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 papavericola Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, Jones, Rodriguez, Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco, 2021
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 |
| Banded Snail SuckerTropidodipsas fasciata Günther, 1858 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zweifel’s Snail-Eating SnakeTropidodipsas zweifeli (Liner & Wilson, 1970) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=papavericola 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:C8MLW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.