Common Names
Common Names in English:
Cloudy Snail Sucker, Cloudy Snail-Eating Snake, Slug-Eating Snake
Description
Family Colubridae
The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]
Subfamily Dipsadinae
These snakes are the New World counterparts of the Pareinae and resemble them in appearance and habits. They live in tropical America.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Dipsadinae
()
- Genus:
Sibon
()
- (Cope, 1863)
- Specific name:
nebulatus
- Linnaeus
- Scientific name: - Sibon nebulatus Linnaeus
- Specific name:
nebulatus
- Linnaeus
- Genus:
Sibon
(
- Subfamily:
Dipsadinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Coluber nebulatus Linnaeus 1758: 222
- Coluber sibon Linnaeus 1758: 222
- Coluber variegatus HALLOWELL 1845: 244 /i> (Fide Cope 1860: 265)
- Dipsas nebulata Boie 1827: 550
- Dipsas nebulata — Schlegel 1837: 275
- Leptognathus affinis Fischer 1879
- Leptognathus leucomelas Boulenger 1896
- Petalognathus nebulata Bocourt 1908
- Petalognathus nebulatus DumÉril Bibron & DumÉril 1854: 464
- Sibon nebulata Gorzula & SeÑaris 1999
- Sibon nebulata (Linnaeus 1758)
- Sibon nebulata — Roser 2002
- Sibon nebulatus hartwegi Peters 1960
- Sibon nebulatus — Liner 1994
- Sibon nebulatus nebulatus Kornacker 1999: 133
- Sibon nebulatus popayanensis Peters 1960
- Sibon nebulatus - Villa Et Al. 1988
- Sibon sibon — Stuart 1935: 52
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Sibon
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 41 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. annulata · S. annulata (Ringed Snail Sucker) · S. annulatus (Ringed Snail Sucker) · S. annulifera (Western Snail-Eating Snake) · S. anthracops (Cope's Snail Sucker) · S. argus · S. carri (Carr's Snail Sucker) · S. catesbyi · S. dimidiata · S. dimidiatus (Slender Snail Sucker) · S. dunni (Dunn's Snail Sucker) · S. fasciata · S. fasciatus fasciatus · S. fischeri (Fischer’s Snail-Eating Snake) · S. frenatum · S. gaigae · S. guerreroensis · S. lamari · S. linearis · S. longifrenis (Stejneger's Snail Sucker) · S. manzanaresi · S. mikani · S. miskitus · S. nebulata · S. nebulata nebulata · S. nebulatus (Cloudy Snail-Eating Snake) · S. philippi · S. sanniola (Pigmy Snail Sucker) · S. sanniola neilli · S. sanniola sanniola · S. sanniolus (Pigmy Snail Sucker) · S. sanniolus neilli · S. sanniolus sanniolus · S. sartorii subsp. sartorii (Terrestrial Snail Sucker) · S. sartorii macdougalli · S. sartorii sartorii (Terrestrial Snail Sucker) · S. septentrionalis · S. sibon · S. spurellii · S. turgidus · S. ventriculatus
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Further Reading
- Boie (1827) Isis van Oken, Jena, 20: 508-566.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 126, p. 204, p. 207, p. 214, p. 215, p. 216.
- Calderon et al. (2003) Herp. Rev. 34 (3): 269-272
- Claessen (2003) Lacerta 61 (6): 221-234
- Cope (1860) Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 12: 241-266
- Denzer (1980) Herpetofauna 2 (5): 26-27
- Fischer, J.G. (1879a): Neue und wenig bekannte Reptilien beschrieben von Dr. J. G. FISCHER. - Verh. Naturw. Ver. Hamb. N.F. 3, pp. [78-103]
- Frank, N. and E. Ramus 1995. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. N G Publishing Inc. Pottsville, PA, USA. 377. ISBN: 0-9641032-3-0.
- Freira (1998) Herp. Rev. 29 (3): 178
- Gorzula & Señaris (1999) Contrib. herpetof. Venezuelan Guayana. I.
- Hallermann, J, (1998): Annotated catalogue of the type specimens of the herpetological collection in the Zoological Museum of the University of Hamburg - Mitt. Hamb. zool.Mus. Inst. 95, pp. [197-223]
- Hallowell (1845) Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 2: 241-247
- Hidalgo (1981) Herpetol. Rev. 12:67-68
- Jansen et al. (2003) Salamandra 38 (4): 269-286
- Kornacker (1999) Checklist snakes Venezuela, Rheinbach, 270 pp.
- Lancini & Kornacker (1989) Schlangen Venezuela.
- Linnaeus (1758) Systema Naturae.
- Markezich (2002) Herp. Rev. 33 (1): 69-74
- McCranie et al. (2005) Phyllomedusa 4 (1): 3-16
- Neue classification der reptilien nach ihren nat©rlichen verwandtschaften. Nebst einer verwandtschafts-tafel und einem verzeichnisse der reptilien-sammlung des K. K. zoologischen museum's zu Wien. Von L. J. Fitzinger. Wien, J. G. Heubner, 1826. GER url p. 60.
- Peters (1960) Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool., Univ. Michigan (114): 224 pp.
- Peters, J. A. and B. Orejas-Miranda 1986. Snakes - Part 1. Revised edition with new material by P.E. Vanzolini. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata. Smithsonian Instititution Press. Washington, D.C., USA. 1-347. ISBN: 0-87474-757-0.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] ENG url p. 470.
- Roser (2002) Herpetofauna 24 (136): 15-18
- Schlegel (1837) Essai physionomie serpens.
- Starace (1998) IBIS Rouge Editions, Guadeloupe, Guyane, 450 pp.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. ENG url p. 349, p. 378, p. 445, p. 67, p. 704.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- Carnegie Museums: Amphibians and Reptiles
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2544891
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-209490 Rep-27978
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 209490
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 415391
Footnotes
- Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]
Curator for this page: Juan Pablo Hurtado. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30
