Geophis championi
| Geophis championi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Geophis |
| Species: | G. championi
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophis championi Boulenger, 1894
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Geophis championi, the Panamenian earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Panama.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, championi, is in honor of English entomologist George Charles Champion.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of G. championi is forest, at an altitude of 1,370 m (4,490 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]The holotype of G. championi, a male, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 21 cm (8.3 in), with a tail 4 cm (1.6 in) long. Dorsally, it is uniformly iridescent black. The ventrals and the subcaudals are whitish, edged with black.[4]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C. (2013). "Geophis championi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203524A2767782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203524A2767782.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Geophis championi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 December 2018.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geophis championi, p. 51).
- ^ Boulenger GA (1894).
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Geophis championi, new species, pp. 321–322 + Plate XVI, figure 3, three views of head).
- Downs FL (1967). "Intrageneric relations among colubrid snakes of the genus Geophis Wagler". Micellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 131: 1–193.
- Wilson LD, Townsend JH (2007). "A checklist and key to the snakes of the genus Geophis (Squamata: Colubridae: Dipsadinae), with commentary on distribution and conservation". Zootaxa 1395: 1–31.
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