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Taxonomy of the genus Sibon Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Sibon (Neotropical Snail Eaters)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Sibon in general

Cadle, J.E. 1984. Molecular systematics of Neotropical xenodontine snakes. 2. Central American xenodontines. Herpetologica 40(1): 21-30.

Duges, A. 1898. Description d'un genre nouveau d'ophidiens, Geatractus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 539-540.

Dunn, E.R. 1951. The status of the snake genera Dipsas and Sibon, a problem for "quantum evolution". Evolution 5: 355-359.

Kofron, C.P. 1985. Systematics of Neotropical gastropod-eating snake genera, Tropidodipsas and Sibon. Journal of Herpetology 19(1): 84-92.

Kofron, C.P. 1990. Systematics of Neotropical gastropod-eating snakes: the dimidiata group of the genus Sibon, with comments on the nebulata group. Amphibia-Reptilia 11(3): 207-223.

Lewis, T.R.; Griffin, R.K.; Grant, P.B.C.; Figueroa, A.; Ray, J.M.; Graham, K.E.; Gabriel, D. 2013. Morphology and ecology of Sibon snakes (Squamata: Dipsadidae) from two forests in Central America. Phyllomedusa 12(1): 47-55.

Savage, J.M.; McDiarmid, R.W. 1992. Rediscovery of the Central American colubrid snake, Sibon argus, with comments on related species from the region. Copeia 1992(2): 421-432.

Scott, N.J. 1967. The colubrid snake, Tropidodipsas annulifera, with reference to the status of Geatractus, Exelencophis, Chersodromus annulatus, and Tropidodipsas malacodryas. Copeia 1967: 280-287.

Smith, H.M. 1982. The gender of the nominal snake genus Sibon. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 18(4): 192-193.

Solorzano, A. 2001. Una nueva especie de serpiente del genero Sibon (Serpentes: Colubridae) de la vertiente del Caribe de Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 49(3-4): 1111-1120.

Sibon annulatus

Gabriel, D.; Lewis, T.R. 2011. Hatching neonates of Sibon annulatus (Gunther, 1872) in a Manicaria swamp forest, Costa Rica. Herpetology Notes 4: 269.

Köhler, G.; Seipp, R. 1998. Geographic distribution: Sibon annulatus (Ringed Slug-eater). Herpetological Review 29(4): 249.

Lewis, T.R.; David, G.; Grant, P.B.C.; LaDuke, T.C.; Ryall, C. 2010. Natural history notes: Sibon annulatus (Ringed Snaileater). Maximum size. Herpetological Review 41(1): 98.

Lewis, T.R.; Griffin, R.K.; Grant, P.B.C.; Figueroa, A.; Ray, J.M.; Graham, K.E.; Gabriel, D. 2013. Morphology and ecology of Sibon snakes (Squamata: Dipsadidae) from two forests in Central America. Phyllomedusa 12(1): 47-55.

Lotzkat, S.; Hertz, A.; Köhler, G. 2012. A new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) from the Cordillera Central of western Panama, with comments on other species of the genus in the area. Zootaxa 3485: 26-40.

McCranie, J.R.; Townsend, J.H.; Wilson, L.D. 2003. Three snakes new to the herpetofauna of Honduras. Herpetological Review 34(4): 391-392.

Meneses-Pelayo, E.; Echavarría-Rentería, J.D.; Bayona-Serrano, J.D.; Caicedo-Portilla, J.R.; Rengifo-Mosquera, J.T. 2016. New records and an update of the distribution of Sibon annulatus (Colubridae: Dipsadinae: Dipsadini) for Colombia. Check List 12(4)(Article 1931): 1-5.

Meneses-Pelayo, E.; Echavarría-Rentería, J.D.; Bayona-Serrano, J.D.; Caicedo-Portilla, J.R.; Rengifo-Mosquera, J.T. 2018. Sibon annulatus (Günther, 1872). Caracolera de anillos rojos. Catálogo de anfibios y reptiles de Colombia 4(3): 70-77.

Moreno-Arias, R.A. 2010. Geographic distribution: Sibon annulatus (Ringed Snail Sucker). Colombia: Cesar. Herpetological Review 41(3): 382.

Ray, J.M. 2012. Bridging the gap: interspecific differences in cantilevering ability in a neotropical arboreal snake assemblage. South American Journal of Herpetology 7(2): 35-40.

Ray, J.M.; Montgomery, C.E.; Mahon, H.K.; Savitzky, A.H.; Lips, K.R. 2012. Goo-Eaters: diets of the neotropical snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama. Copeia 2012(2): 197-202.

Sibon anthracops

Acosta-Chaves, V.; Garita, C.; Conejo-Barboza, K.; Ramírez-Fernández, J.D.; Naranjo, B.; Jiménez, A. 2014. Geographic distribution: Sibon anthracops (Cope's Snail Sucker). Herpetological Review 45(3): 467.

Barbour, T.; Dunn, E.R. 1921. Herpetological novelties. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 34: 157-162.

Dwyer, Q. 2015. Geographic distribution: Sibon anthracops (Ringed Snaileater). Herpetological Review 46(1): 63.

Espinal, M.; Solís, J.M. 2015. New locality and elevational record for the snake Sibon anthracops (Cope, 1868) in Honduras. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(2): 218–219.

Goldberg, S.R. 2004. Natural history notes: Sibon anthracops (Cope's Snail Sucker). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 35(3): 277-278.

Hidalgo, H. 1979. Range extension of the snake Sibon anthracops (Cope), in El Salvador. Herpetological Review 10(3): 103.

Kofron, C.P. 1987. Systematics of Neotropical gastropod-eating snakes: the fasciata group of the genus Sibon. Journal of Herpetology 21(3): 210-225.

Martínez-Fonseca, J.G.; Gutiérrez-López, L.; Sunyer, J. 2015. Nature notes: Sibon anthracops (Cope, 1868). Reproduction. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(4): 528-530.

Meyer, J.R.; Wilson, L.D. 1971. Taxonomic studies and notes on some Honduran amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 70: 106-114.

Stark, T.; Laurijssens, C.; Weterings, M. 2014. Miscellaneous notes: Distributional and natural history notes on five species of amphibians and reptiles from Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1(2): 308-312.

Sibon argus

Ray, J.M. 2012. Bridging the gap: interspecific differences in cantilevering ability in a neotropical arboreal snake assemblage. South American Journal of Herpetology 7(2): 35-40.

Ray, J.M.; Montgomery, C.E.; Mahon, H.K.; Savitzky, A.H.; Lips, K.R. 2012. Goo-Eaters: diets of the neotropical snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama. Copeia 2012(2): 197-202.

Ray, J.M.; Wilson, B.; Griffith-Rodríguez, E.J.; Ross, H.L. 2011. Natural history notes: Sibon argus (Blotched Snail Sucker). Diet. Herpetological Review 42(1): 102.

Ryan, M.J.; Lips, K.R. 2004. Natural history notes: Sibon argus (NCN). Diet. Herpetological Review 35(3): 278.

Savage, J.M.; McDiarmid, R.W. 1992. Rediscovery of the Central American colubrid snake, Sibon argus, with comments on related species from the region. Copeia 1992(2): 421-432.

Sibon carri

Kofron, C.P. 1985. Review of the Central American colubrid snakes, Sibon fischeri and S. carri. Copeia 1985(1): 164-174.

Shreve, B. 1951. A new snake of the genus Tropidodipsas from Honduras. Copeia 1951: 52.

Sibon dimidiatus

Contreras-Calvario, A.I.; Cerón-de la Luz, N.M.; Mora-Gallardo, R.; Jiménez-Arcos, V.H. 2017. Distribution notes: Sibon dimidiatus (Günther, 1872). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(3): 677-678.

Hofmann, E.P. 2016. Geographic distribution: Sibon dimidiatus (Slender Snail Sucker). Herpetological Review 47(1): 84.

Marczak, S.; Alloush, M.; Jones, R.M.; Martineau, K.; Oliva, M.A.; Kaiser, K. 2010. Geographic distribution: Sibon dimidiata (Slender Snail Sucker). Herpetological Review 41(1): 111.

McCoy, C.J. 1991. Additions to the herpetofauna of Belize, Central America. Caribbean Journal of Science 26(3-4): 164-166.

Morán, E.S.; Vladlen, H.; Greenbaum, E.; Cerén López, J.G.; Rivera, A.M. 2015. Geographic distribution: Sibon dimidiatus (Slender Snail Sucker). Herpetological Review 46(4): 576.

Sibon dunni

Peters, J.A. 1957. A new snake species of the snake genus Sibon from Ecuador. Copeia 1957: 109-111.

Sibon lamari

Bartuano, A.S.; Cruz, J. de la 2014. Geographic distribution: Sibon lamari (Costa Rican Snaileater). Herpetological Review 45(4): 665.

Jaramillo-A., C.A.; Ibañez-D., R.; Jaramillo-A., F.; Solis, F.A. 2008. Geographic distribution: Sibon lamari (Caracolera). Herpetological Review 39(3): 373-374.

Solorzano, A. 2001. Una nueva especie de serpiente del genero Sibon (Serpentes: Colubridae) de la vertiente del Caribe de Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 49(3-4): 1111-1120.

Sibon linearis

Perez-Higareda, G.; Lopez-Luna, M.A.; Smith, H.M. 2002. A new snake related to Sibon sanniola (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 38(2): 62-65.

Sibon longifrenis

Baaijen, W.; Ramírez-Arce, D.; Vegacota, J.; Zúñiga, A.; González, K.; O, J.M. de la 2015. Natural history notes: Sibon longifrenis (Drab Snail-eater). Aggregation. Herpetological Review 46(4): 649-650.

Lewis, T.R. 2009. Natural history notes: Sibon longifrenis (Drab Snail-eater). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 40(1): 103.

Lotzkat, S.; Hertz, A.; Köhler, G. 2012. A new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) from the Cordillera Central of western Panama, with comments on other species of the genus in the area. Zootaxa 3485: 26-40.

McCranie, J.R.; Wilson, L.D.; Gotte, S.W. 2001. Three new country records for Honduran snakes. Herpetological Review 32(1): 62-63.

Montgomery, C.E.; Ray, J.M.; Savitzky, A.H.; Griffith Rodriguez, E.J.; Ross, H.L.; Lips, K.R. 2007. Natural history notes: Sibon longifrenis (Drab Snaileater). Diet. Herpetological Review 38(3): 343.

Ray, J.M.; Montgomery, C.E.; Mahon, H.K.; Savitzky, A.H.; Lips, K.R. 2012. Goo-Eaters: diets of the neotropical snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama. Copeia 2012(2): 197-202.

Stejneger, L.H. 1909. Description of a new snake from Panama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 36(1681): 457-458.

Sibon manzanaresi

McCranie, J.R. 2007. A second new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubridae) from La Mosquitia, northeastern Honduras. Herpetologica 63(2): 213-218.

Sibon merendonensis

Rovito, S.M.; Papenfuss, T.J.; Vásquez-Almazán, C.R. 2011. A new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubridae) from the mountains of eastern Guatemala. Zootaxa 3266: 62-68.

Sibon miskitus

McCranie, J.R. 2006. New species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubridae) from northeastern Honduras. Journal of Herpetology 40(1): 16-21.

Sibon nebulatus

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Davis, W.B.; Dixon, J.R. 1959. Snakes of the Chilpancingo region, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 72: 79-92.

Denzer, W. 1980. Sibon nebulata (Linnaeus, 1758). Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 2(5): 26-27.

Downs, F.L. 1961. Generic reallocation of Tropidodipsas leucomelas Werner. Copeia 1961(4): 383-387.

Edwards, R. 2014. Nature notes: Sibon nebulatus. Predation. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1(1): 162-163.

Espinoza, N.C. de 1977. New records of colubrid snakes from Peru, with notes on their ecology and distribution. Herpetological Review 8(3): 3.

França, R.C.; Oitaven, L.P.C.; Moura, G.J.B.; Freitas, M.A.; França, F.G.R. 2018. First record of Sibon nebulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Dipsadidae) for the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 11: 19-21.

Frazier, J.A.; Montgomery, C.E.; Lips, K.R. 2006. Natural history notes: Sibon nebulatus (Common Snaileater). Maximum size. Herpetological Review 37(2): 235.

Freire, E.M.X. 1998. Geographic distribution: Sibon nebulata. Herpetological Review 29(3): 178.

Hidalgo, H. 1981. Additions to the snake fauna of El Salvador. Herpetological Review 12(2): 67-68.

Jadin, R.C.; García-Vázquez, U.O. 2009. Geographic distribution: Sibon nebulatus (Cloudy Snail-eating Snake). Herpetological Review 40(3): 366-367.

Kuch, U.; Freire, A. 1998. Ein wahrscheinlicher Fall von Kannibalismus bei der neotropischen schneckenfressenden Natter Sibon nebulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) mit Bemerkungen zum Abwehrverhalten dieser Art. Sauria (Berlin) 20(4): 5-8.

Neill, W.T. 1965. New and noteworthy amphibians and reptiles from British Honduras. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum Biological Sciences 9: 77-130.

Pianka, E.R.; Smith, H.M. 1959. Distributional records for certain Mexican and Guatemalan reptiles. Herpetologica 15: 119-120.

Ray, J.M. 2012. Bridging the gap: interspecific differences in cantilevering ability in a neotropical arboreal snake assemblage. South American Journal of Herpetology 7(2): 35-40.

Ray, J.M.; Montgomery, C.E.; Mahon, H.K.; Savitzky, A.H.; Lips, K.R. 2012. Goo-Eaters: diets of the neotropical snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama. Copeia 2012(2): 197-202.

Roser, J. 2002. Bermerkungen zur Haltung und Nachzucht der Schneckennatter Sibon nebulata. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 24(136): 15-18.

Roze, J.A. 1959. Taxonomic notes on a collection of Venezuelan reptiles in the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum Novitates 1934: 1-14.

Shreve, B. 1947. On Venezuelan reptiles and amphibians collected by Dr. G. Kugler. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 99(5): 517-537.

Taylor, E.H. 1940. Some Mexican serpents. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 26(14): 445-487.

Sibon noalamina

Lotzkat, S.; Hertz, A.; Köhler, G. 2012. A new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) from the Cordillera Central of western Panama, with comments on other species of the genus in the area. Zootaxa 3485: 26-40.

Sibon perissostichon

Köhler, G.; Lotzkat, S.; Hertz, A. 2010. A new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubridae) from western Panama. Herpetologica 66(1): 80-85.