Catesby's snail-eater facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Catesby's snail-eater
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Dipsas
Species:	catesbyi
Synonyms
Coluber catesbeji [sic] Sentzen, 1796 Dipsas catesbyi — F. Boie, 1827 Stremmatognathus catesbyi — A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 Leptognathus catesbyi — Günther, 1858 Leptognathus catisbyi [sic] W. Peters, 1871 Cochliophagus catesbyi — Berg, 1901 Sibynomorphus catesbeji — Barbour & Noble, 1920 Sibynomorphus catesbyi — Amaral, 1926 Sibynomorphus catesbyei [sic] Amaral, 1929 Dipsas catesbyi — J. Peters, 1956

Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker, is a nocturnal species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, catesbyi, is in honor of English naturalist Mark Catesby.

Geographic range

D. catesbyi is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Habitat

D. catesbyi lives at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft), in mountainous regions, tropical forests, and lowlands.

Diet

D. catesbyi, like all species in the genus Dipsas, preys on arboreal land snails and slugs.

Reproduction

D. catesbyi is oviparous.

See also

In Spanish: Dipsas catesbyi para niños