Geophis championi

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Geophis championi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Geophis
Species:
G. championi
Binomial name
Geophis championi
Boulenger, 1894
Synonyms [2]
  • Geophis championi
    Boulenger, 1894
  • Catastoma championi
    Amaral, 1929
  • Geophis brachycephalus
    Dunn, 1942
  • Geophis championi
    Downs, 1967

Geophis championi, the Panamenian earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Panama. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, championi, is in honor of English entomologist George Charles Champion. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. championi is forest, at an altitude of 1,370 m (4,490 ft). [1]

Description

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

G. championi is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Geophis championi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 December 2018.
  3. 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).
  4. Boulenger GA (1894).

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