Sibon longifrenis

Sibon longifrenis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Sibon
Species:
S. longifrenis
Binomial name
Sibon longifrenis
(Stejneger, 1909)

Sibon longifrenis, Stejneger's snail sucker or lichen-colored snail sucker, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua.

The Sibon longifrenis primarily feeds on amphibian eggs, particularly frog eggs, but will also feed on small oligochaetes and mollusks, such as slugs and snails. The absence of amphibian eggs in their diet may result in nutritional deficit and poor body conditions.[2]

  1. ^ Batista, A.; García Rodríguez, A.; Saborío, G.; Vargas Álvarez, J.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2022). "Sibon longifrenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T203593A217780656. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ray, Julie M.; Montgomery, Chad E.; Mahon, Heidi K.; Savitzky, Alan H.; Lips, Karen R. (June 2012). "Goo-Eaters: Diets of the Neotropical Snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama". Copeia. 2012 (2): 197–202. doi:10.1643/CH-10-100. ISSN 0045-8511.