Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDipsas
- SpeciesDipsas catesbyi (Catesby's Snail-eater)
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Impostor Flame-Snake
Oxyrhopus vanidicus
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Royal Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus reginae
False Fer-de-lance
Xenodon rabdocephalus
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
Crowned False Boa
Pseudoboa coronata
Broadhead Ground Snake
Atractus latifrons
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Catesby's Snail-eater in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Catesby's Snail-eater sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Catesby's Snail-eater in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Catesby's Snail-eater in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.