Geophis sanniolus

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Geophis sanniolus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Geophis
Species:
G. sanniolus
Binomial name
Geophis sanniolus
(Cope, 1866)
Synonyms [2]
  • Mesopeltis sanniolus
    Cope, 1866
  • Leptognathus sanniola
    Bocourt, 1908
  • Sibynomorphus sanniola
    Schmidt & Andrews, 1936
  • Sibon sanniolus
    Liner, 1994
  • Sibon sanniola
    Lee, 2000
  • Sibon sanniolus
    Wallach, 2014

Geophis sanniolus, commonly known as the pygmy snail-eating snake or the pygmy snail sucker, is a species of small snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Central America and southeastern Mexico.

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Geographic range

G. sanniolus is found in Belize, Guatemala, and the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán. [1] [2] [3]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

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

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]

Nota bene : A trinomial authority or a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies or species was originally described in a genus other than Geophis.

Etymology

The subspecific name, neilli, is in honor of American herpetologist Wilfred T. Neill. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2013). "Sibon sanniolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T63920A3131114. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63920A3131114.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Geophis sanniolus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 19 April 2015.
  3. Campbell JA (1999). Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 243–244. ISBN   978-0-8061-3066-8.
  4. Zug GR [in German] (1993). An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Academic Press. p. 150. ISBN   978-0-12-782622-6.
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sibon sanniolus neilli, p. 188).

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