Genus of snakes
Sibon is a genus of snakes found in northern South America, Central America and Mexico.[1][2]
Species
There are 22 Sibon species:[2]
- Sibon annulatus (Günther, 1872) - ringed snail sucker
- Sibon anthracops (Cope, 1868) - Cope's snail sucker
- Sibon argus (Cope, 1876) - Argus snail sucker
- Sibon ayerbeorum Vera-Pérez, 2019 - Ayerbes's snail-eater
- Sibon bevridgelyi Arteaga et al., 2018 - Bev Ridgely's snail-eater
- Sibon canopy Arteaga & Batista, 2023[3]
- Sibon carri (Shreve, 1951) - Carr's snail sucker
- Sibon dimidiatus (Günther, 1872) - slender snail sucker
- Sibon dunni J.A. Peters, 1957 - Dunn's snail sucker
- Sibon irmelindicaprioae Arteaga & Batista, 2023[3]
- Sibon lamari Solórzano, 2001
- Sibon leucomelas (Boulenger, 1896) - cloudy snail-eating snake
- Sibon linearis Pérez-Higareda, López-Luna & H.M. Smith, 2002 - lined snail sucker
- Sibon longifrenis (Stejneger, 1909) - Stejneger's snail sucker, lichen-colored snail sucker
- Sibon manzanaresi McCranie, 2007
- Sibon marleyae Arteaga & Batista, 2023[3]
- Sibon merendonensis Rovito, Papenfuss & Vásquez-Almazán, 2012
- Sibon miskitus McCranie, 2006
- Sibon nebulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - cloudy snail-eating snake
- Sibon noalamina Lotzkat, Hertz & G. Köhler, 2012
- Sibon perissostichon G. Köhler, Lotzkat & Hertz, 2010
- Sibon vieirai Arteaga & Batista, 2023[3]
- Sibon sanniolus (Cope, 1868) - pigmy snail sucker
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Sibon.
