Dipsas catesbyi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	DIPSADIDAE

Scientific Name:

Dipsas catesbyi

Species Authority:

(Sentzen, 1796)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Catesby's Snail-eater
Spanish	–	Caracolera De Catesbyi

Synonym/s:

Coluber catesbeji Sentzen, 1796 [orth. error]

Leptognathus catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Kornacker, P., Lehr, E. & Lundberg, M.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Dipsas catesbyi is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, and due to the lack of major threats impacting on it as the threats against it appear to only be localized. More research and monitoring should, however, be carried out to check threats do not become more widespread.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in the Amazon basin, in Bolivia, the Peruvian Departments of Amazonas, Huanuco, Junin, La Libertad, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Ucayali and Pasco, the Ecuadorian provinces of Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza and Zamora-Chinchípe, Colombia, southern Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, and French Guiana. This species is found between sea level and 1,500 m above sea level.
Countries:	Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	There are no population data available for this species; however it is said to be commonly seen in northeast Peru (W. Lamar pers. comm. 2010).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is nocturnal and is found in humid tropical forest from lowlands to mountainous areas, including forest edges.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no widespread threats to the species, however, it may be locally threatened as a result of deforestation.

Major Threat(s):

There are no widespread threats to the species, however, it may be locally threatened as a result of deforestation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is likely that this species occurs in protected areas throughout its range. More research is needed into the habitat status and threats to this species, and population monitoring should be carried out.

Conservation Actions:

It is likely that this species occurs in protected areas throughout its range. More research is needed into the habitat status and threats to this species, and population monitoring should be carried out.

Citation:	Kornacker, P., Lehr, E. & Lundberg, M. 2010. Dipsas catesbyi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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