Sibon leucomelas (BOULENGER, 1896)
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Cloudy Snail-eating Snake S: Caracolera subtropical Portuguese: Caracoleira, Cobra-Cipó, Cobra-Nebulosa, Come-Lesma, Dormideira, Dorminhoca, Papa-Lesma |
Synonym | Leptognathus leucomelas BOULENGER 1896 Sibon nebulata leucomelas — PÉREZ-SANTOS & MORENO 1988: 309 Sibon leucomelas — ARTEAGA & BATISTA 2023 |
Distribution | Colombia, Panama Type locality: Buenaventura, Colombia. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1895.11.16.16; other specimens: CZI, MHCH 3149, SMF 97592, UV-C 5386, UV-C 7620, CPZ-UV 05823, CPZ-UV 05914, CZI-R158, MHCH 3121, SMF 89598 (fide ARTEAGA & BATISTA 2023, supplement) |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1075 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: see map in ARTEAGA & BATISTA 2023: 27 (Fig. 12) Habitat: fully arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018, by implication). Similar species: S. nebulatus. |
Etymology | “Sibon may derive from the Latin noun sibonis, a kind of hunting spear" (Lee, 1996:357, cited in McCranie 2011). The name may refer to the attenuate form of the type species of the genus. See J. Peters (1960) for a discussion of the complicated nomenclatural history of the generic name Sibon. H. Smith (1983) argued that the name was masculine in gender, not neuter or feminine, as regarded by some authors. |
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