Sibon lamari
| Sibon lamari | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Sibon |
| Species: | S. lamari
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| Binomial name | |
| Sibon lamari Solórzano, 2001
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Sibon lamari is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America.
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]Diet
[edit]S. lamari preys upon snails.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
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