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Catesby's snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi in Ecuador.jpg
Conservation status
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

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