| Catesby's snail-eater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker,[2] is a nocturnal species of nonvenomous 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]
- ^ a b c d Kornacker P, Lehr E, Lundberg M (2010). Dipsas catesbyi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fernandes, Igor Yuri; Koch, Esteban Diego; Mônico, Alexander Tamanini (2023-10-09). "First record of a snake call in South America: the unusual sound of an ornate snail-eater Dipsas catesbyi". Acta Amazonica. 53 (3): 243–245. doi:10.1590/1809-4392202300431. ISSN 0044-5967.