Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker,[2] is a nocturnal[1] species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northern South America.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, catesbyi, is in honor of English naturalist Mark Catesby.[3]
Geographic range
D. catesbyi is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana,[4] Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.[5]
Habitat
D. catesbyi lives at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft), in mountainous regions, tropical forests, and lowlands.[1]
Diet
D. catesbyi, like all species in the genus Dipsas, preys on arboreal land snails and slugs.[6]
Reproduction
D. catesbyi is oviparous.[1][5]
References
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^ a b c d e f Kornacker P, Lehr E, Lundberg M (2010). Dipsas catesbyi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
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^ a b Peters JA (1956). "An Analysis of Variation in a South American Snake, Catesby's Snail-Sucker (Dipsas catesbyi Sentzen)". American Museum Novitates (1783): 1-41.
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dipsas catesbyi, 50).
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^ Cole CJ, Townsend CR, Reynolds RP, MacCulloch RD, Lathrop A (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317. S2CID 86665287.
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^ a b Dipsas catesbyi. The Reptile Database. Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved on 2013-01-03.
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^ Goin, Coleman J.; Goin, Olive B.; Zug, George R. (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (Genus Dipsas, pp. 149, 329).
