Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Sibon
Species: Sibon merendonensis
Name
Sibon merendonensis Rovito, Papenfuss & Vásquez-Almazán, 2012: 65
- Holotype: MVZ 263880, adult ♀, collected by Sean M. Rovito and Theodore J. Papenfuss on 16 January 2008.
- Type locality: “Finca la Bendición, 4.0 km SE (by road) of soccer field at junction with road to Pinalito, then 7.6 km E (by road) of La Trementina, 14.93042°N, 89.4167°W (WGS84 Datum), 1364 m elevation, Departamento Zacapa, Guatemala”.
- Etymology: the name refers to the Sierra del Merendón, the mountain range containing the type locality.
References
Primary references
- Rovito, S.M., Papenfuss, T.J. & Vásquez-Almazán, C.R. 2012. A new species of Sibon (Squamata: Colubridae) from the mountains of eastern Guatemala. Zootaxa 3266(1): 62–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3266.1.5 Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Sibon merendonensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 September 2022.
- Ariano-Sánchez, D. 2014. IUCN: Sibon merendonensis (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T15712802A15712804. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T15712802A15712804.en. Accessed on 26 September 2022.