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Sibon nebulatus

Cloudy Snail-eating Snake


Sibon nebulatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)
Caracolera Común
Cobra Dorminhoca

Family: Colubridae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Sibon nebulatus, commonly known as the cloudy snail-eating snake, is a species of small, slender arboreal snake which is found in southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Isla Margarita, and Trinidad and Tobago.

 The body colour of S. nebulatus varies from grey to brown with dark brown irregular ring-like crossbands. These crossbands are edged by fine, irregular, beige spots. The belly ranges from white to beige, speckled with tiny dark brown points. The labial scale on the upper lip behind the eye is enlarged. In cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador, S. nebulatus is often confused with another snake, the Elegant Snail-Eater (Dipsas elegans), which can be distinguished by its pairs of narrow vertical bars between which there is a more pale bar, as opposed to the unpaired vertical bars of S. nebulatus.

Source: Wikipedia, article Sibon nebulatus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 160847
 
La Fortuna
Alajuela
Costa Rica
09/07/2012
Hugo Caverzasi
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Photography ID: 58314
  Adult

Guápiles
Limón
Costa Rica
07/12/2014
Luis Vargas


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
16565712/07/2014Costa RicaLimónGuápilesLuis Vargas
46113607/09/2012Costa RicaAlajuelaLa FortunaHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cloudy Snail-eating Snake (Sibon nebulatus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.