Sibon manzanaresi

Sibon manzanaresi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Sibon
Species:	S. manzanaresi
Binomial name
Sibon manzanaresi McCranie, 2007

Sibon manzanaresi is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Honduras.

Etymology

The specific name, manzanaresi, is in honor of Tomás Manzanares Ruiz who collected the holotype. ^{[2] : 167}

Geographic range

Sibon manzanaresi is found in northeastern Honduras, in Gracias a Dios Department. ^{[1] [3]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Sibon manzanaresi is forest, at altitudes of 40–300 m (130–980 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

Sibon manzanaresi is arboreal and nocturnal. ^[1]

Diet

Sibon manzanaresi preys upon snails. ^[1]

Reproduction

Sibon manzanaresi is oviparous. ^[3]

Taxonomy

Sibon manzanaresi is a member of the Sibon annulatus species group. ^[3]

References

1. Wilson, L.D.; Townsend, J.H.; Luque, I. (2014). "Sibon manzanaresi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T203594A2768997. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.
3. Species Sibon manzanaresi at The Reptile Database

Further reading

• Köhler, G. (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. ISBN   978-3936180282. 400 pp.
• McCranie, J.R. (2007). "A Second New Species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubridae) from La Mosquitia, Northeastern Honduras". Herpetologica. 63 (2): 213–218. (Sibon manzanaresi, new species).
• McCranie, J.R. (2011). The Snakes of Honduras: Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation. Salt Lake City, Utah: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). ISBN   978-0-916984-81-6. x + 714 pp.
• Solís, J.M.; Wilson, L.D; Townsend, J.H. (2014). "An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 1: 123–144.