Sibon nebulatus
| Clouded snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Sibon |
| Species: | S. nebulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sibon nebulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sibon nebulata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The clouded snake (Sibon nebulatus) is a small, slender arboreal snake which is found in southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Isla Margarita, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
Description
Body colour varies from grey to brown with dark brown irregular ring-like bands. Band are edged by fine, irregular, beige spots. The belly ranges from white to beige, speckled with dark brown tiny points. Labial scale (on upper lip) behind eye is enlarged.[2]
References
- ↑ Sibon nebulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 April 2015.
- ↑ Cole, C.J., C.R. Townsend, R.P. Reynolds, R.D. MacCulloch and A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
- Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
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