Coniophanes joanae

Coniophanes joanae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]

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]

Description

C. joanae has only 17 rows of dorsal scales both at midbody and anteriorly. ^[2]

Behavior

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

Reproduction

C. joanae is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C. (2013). "Coniophanes joanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T203466A2765966. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. 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).

Further reading

• Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN   978-3936180282.
• Myers CW (1966). "A New Species of Colubrid Snake, Genus Coniophanes, from Darién, Panama". Copeia1966 (4): 665–668. (Coniophanes joanae, new species).
• Myers CW (1969). "Snakes of the Genus Coniophanes in Panama". American Museum Novitates (2372): 1–28. (Coniophanes joanae, pp. 16–22, Figures 2, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10).