Sibon sanniolus
| Sibon sanniolus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Sibon |
| Species: | S. sanniolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sibon sanniolus (Cope, 1866) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Sibon sanniolus, commonly known as the pygmy snail sucker or pygmy snail-eating snake, is a species of small snake which is found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.[1][2][3]
Habitat
Sibon sanniolus is a relatively common snake that occurs in tropical semi-deciduous forest and thorn forest, and also in degraded forest.[1]
Reproduction
S. sanniolus reaches sexual maturity in eight months and produces a single clutch per year.[4]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority or a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies or species was originally described in a genus other than Sibon.
Etymology
The subspecific name, neilli, is in honor of American herpetologist Wilfred T. Neill.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Lee J, Calderón Mandujano R (2013). "Sibon sanniolus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 Sibon sanniolus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 April 2015.
- ↑ Campbell JA (1999). Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 243–244. ISBN 978-0-8061-3066-8.
- ↑ Zug GR (1993). An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Academic Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-12-782622-6.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sibon sanniolus neilli, p. 188).
Further reading
- Cope ED (1866). "Fifth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1886: 317-323. (Mesopeltis sanniolus, new species, p. 318).
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Leptognathus sanniola, p. 459).
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