Catesby's snail-eater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. catesbyi
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Binomial name | |
Dipsas catesbyi | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker, [2] is a nocturnal species of non venomous snake in the family Colubridae. [1] The species is native to northern South America. [1]
In June 2021 upon manipulation, a snake of this species presented vocalization, a duration of 0.06 seconds, reaching 3036 Hz in its peak frequency with a modulated note, emitted through exhalation of air through the larynx, being the first record of a snake call in South America. [3] [1]
The specific name, catesbyi, is in honor of English naturalist Mark Catesby. [4]
D. catesbyi is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, [5] Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. [6]
D. catesbyi lives at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft), in mountainous regions, tropical forests, and lowlands. [1]
D. catesbyi, like all species in the genus Dipsas, preys on arboreal land snails and slugs. [7]
D. catesbyi is oviparous. [1] [6]
Catesby's snail-eater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. catesbyi
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Binomial name | |
Dipsas catesbyi | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker, [2] is a nocturnal species of non venomous snake in the family Colubridae. [1] The species is native to northern South America. [1]
In June 2021 upon manipulation, a snake of this species presented vocalization, a duration of 0.06 seconds, reaching 3036 Hz in its peak frequency with a modulated note, emitted through exhalation of air through the larynx, being the first record of a snake call in South America. [3] [1]
The specific name, catesbyi, is in honor of English naturalist Mark Catesby. [4]
D. catesbyi is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, [5] Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. [6]
D. catesbyi lives at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft), in mountainous regions, tropical forests, and lowlands. [1]
D. catesbyi, like all species in the genus Dipsas, preys on arboreal land snails and slugs. [7]
D. catesbyi is oviparous. [1] [6]