Geophis championi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

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]

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).

Further reading

  • 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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