DiCaprio and Sheth name new species of tree-dwelling snakes, threatened by mining

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Dipsas welborni is named after David Welborn, former member of the board of foundation Nature and Culture International. This NGO manages Maycu Reserve, a private conservation area where this snake and many other new species inhabit.

« DiCaprio and Sheth name new species of tree-dwelling snakes, threatened by mining

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Sibon irmelindicaprioae, named after Leonardo DiCaprio’s mother, is the rarest of the lot. It occurs in the Chocó-Darién jungles of eastern Panama and western Colombia.

« DiCaprio and Sheth name new species of tree-dwelling snakes, threatened by mining

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Sibon canopy is named in honor of the Canopy Family system of reserves, particularly its Canopy Lodge in Valle de Antón, Coclé province, Panama.

« DiCaprio and Sheth name new species of tree-dwelling snakes, threatened by mining

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Sibon marleyae, named after conservationist Brian Sheth’s daughter was discovered in the most humid and pristine Chocó rainforests of Ecuador and Colombia.

« DiCaprio and Sheth name new species of tree-dwelling snakes, threatened by mining

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Sibon vieirai.

« DiCaprio and Sheth name new species of tree-dwelling snakes, threatened by mining

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