Red-eyed Snaileater

About the Red-eyed Snaileater

Sibon lamari is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America. The specific name, lamari, is in honor of American herpetologist William Wylly Lamar. S. lamari is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

The preferred natural habitat of S. lamari is forest, at altitudes of 5–650 m (16–2,133 ft). S. lamari is arboreal. S. lamari preys upon snails. S. lamari is oviparous. Campos-Villalobos, Jorge; Pereira-Castillo, Gerald; Serrano-Hernández, Víctor (2020). "New records of the Costa Rican Snaileater, Sibon lamari Solórzano 2001 (Squamata: Dipsadidae), from Alajuela Province, Costa Rica". Reptiles & Amphibians 27 (3): 434–435.

Lotzkat S (2014). Diversity, taxonomy, and biogeography of the reptiles inhabiting the highlands of the Cordillera Central (Serranía de Talamanca and Serranía de Tabasará) in western Panama. Doctoral Dissertation. Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main. 930 pp. (Sibon lamari, pp. 698–700).

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