Sibon merendonensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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. 2024. 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.