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Sibon leucomelas (BOULENGER, 1896)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
S: Caracolera subtropical
Portuguese: Caracoleira, Cobra-Cipó, Cobra-Nebulosa, Come-Lesma, Dormideira, Dorminhoca, Papa-Lesma 
SynonymLeptognathus leucomelas BOULENGER 1896
Sibon nebulata leucomelas — PÉREZ-SANTOS & MORENO 1988: 309
Sibon leucomelas — ARTEAGA & BATISTA 2023 
DistributionColombia, Panama

Type locality: Buenaventura, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: 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) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1075 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: see map in ARTEAGA & BATISTA 2023: 27 (Fig. 12)

Habitat: fully arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018, by implication).

Similar species: S. nebulatus. 
EtymologyNamed after Greek leuco (λευκο), white + Greek melas (μέλας), black. 
References
  • Arteaga, A., & Batista, A. 2023. A consolidated phylogeny of snail-eating snakes (Serpentes, Dipsadini), with the description of five new species from Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. ZooKeys, 1143: 1-49 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, George A. 1896. Descriptions of new reptiles and batrachians from Colombia. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (97): 16-21 - get paper here
  • Pérez-Santos,C. & Moreno, A.G. 1988. Ofidios de Colombia. Museo reegionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Monographie VI, 517 pp.
 
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