Sibon sanniolus

Sibon sanniolus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Sibon
Species: S. sanniolus
Binomial name
Sibon sanniolus
(Cope, 1866)
Synonyms

Sibon sanniola (Cope, 1866)

Sibon sanniolus, the pygmy snail sucker or pygmy snail-eating snake is a small snake which is found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.[1][2][3]

Habitat

Sibon sanniolus is a relatively common snake that occurs in tropical semi-deciduous forest and thorn forest, and also in degraded forest.[1]

Reproduction

It reaches maturity in eight months and produces a single clutch per year.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lee, J. & Calderón Mandujano, R. (2013). "Sibon sanniolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. Campbell, Jonathan A. (1999). Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 243–244. ISBN 978-0-8061-3066-8.
  3. Sibon sanniolus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 April 2015.
  4. Zug, Georg R. (1993). An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Academic Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-12-782622-6.