Coniophanes joanae

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Coniophanes joanae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Coniophanes
Species:
C. joanae
Binomial name
Coniophanes joanae
Myers, 1966

Coniophanes joanae is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Panama. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, joanae, is in honor of Joan Wilson Myers, the wife of the describer. [3]

Geographic range

C. joanae is found in eastern Panama. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. joanae is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,400 m (2,000–4,600 ft). [1]

Behavior

C. joanae is diurnal, and despite being a forest-dwelling species, it is terrestrial, not arboreal. [1]

Reproduction

C. joanae is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C. (2013). "Coniophanes joanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T203466A2765966. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Coniophanes joanae at The Reptile Database
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Coniophanes joanae, p. 135).