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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Sibon |
| Species: | S. longifrenis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sibon longifrenis (Stejneger, 1909) | |
Sibon longifrenis, Stejneger's snail sucker or lichen-colored snail sucker, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The Sibon longifrenis primarily feeds on amphibian eggs, particularly frog eggs, but will also feed on small oligochaetes and mollusks, such as slugs and snails. The absence of amphibian eggs in their diet may result in nutritional deficit and poor body conditions.[2]
References
- ↑ Batista, A.; García Rodríguez, A.; Saborío, G.; Vargas Álvarez, J.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2022). "Sibon longifrenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T203593A217780656. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Ray, Julie M.; Montgomery, Chad E.; Mahon, Heidi K.; Savitzky, Alan H.; Lips, Karen R. (June 2012). "Goo-Eaters: Diets of the Neotropical Snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama". Copeia. 2012 (2): 197–202. doi:10.1643/CH-10-100. ISSN 0045-8511.
- Species Sibon longifrenis at The Reptile Database
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