Sibon lamari is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America.

Sibon lamari
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Sibon
Species:
S. lamari
Binomial name
Sibon lamari

Etymology

edit

The specific name, lamari, is in honor of American herpetologist William Wylly Lamar.[2]

Geographic range

edit

S. lamari is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[3]

Habitat

edit

The preferred natural habitat of S. lamari is forest, at altitudes of 5–650 m (16–2,133 ft).[1]

Behavior

edit

S. lamari is arboreal.[1][3]

Diet

edit

S. lamari preys upon snails.[1]

Reproduction

edit

S. lamari is oviparous.[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Solórzano, A.; Porras, L.W.; Chaves, G.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2022). "Sibon lamari ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T203592A217780509. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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 lamari, p. 149).
  3. ^ a b c Species Sibon lamari at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

edit
  • Campos-Villalobos, Jorge; Pereira-Castillo, Gerald; Serrano-Hernández, Víctor (2020). "New records of the Costa Rican Snaileater, Sibon lamari Solórzano 2001 (Squamata: Dipsadidae), from Alajuela Province, Costa Rica". Reptiles & Amphibians 27 (3): 434–435.
  • Lotzkat S (2014). Diversity, taxonomy, and biogeography of the reptiles inhabiting the highlands of the Cordillera Central (Serranía de Talamanca and Serranía de Tabasará) in western Panama. Doctoral Dissertation. Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main. 930 pp. (Sibon lamari, pp. 698–700).
  • Solórzano A (2001). "Una nueva especie de serpiente del género Sibon (Serpentes: Colubridae) de la vertiente del Caribe de Costa Rica". Revista de Biología Tropical 49 (3–4): 1111–1120. (Sibon lamari, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
  • Solórzano A (2004). Snakes of Costa Rica: Distribution, taxonomy, and natural history. Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Biodiversida. 791 pp. ISBN 9968-927-00-7.