Dipsas catesbyi

Catesby's snail-eater
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Dipsadidae
Genus:	Dipsas
Species:	D. catesbyi
Binomial name
Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796)
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 — , 1901 Sibynomorphus catesbeji — Barbour & Noble, 1920 Sibynomorphus catesbyi — , 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 nocturnalspecies of nonvenomous snake endemic to northern South America.

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

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

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

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

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