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Coniophanes joanae

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Species of snake

Coniophanes joanae
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Etymology

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

Geographic range

C. joanae is found in eastern Panama.

Habitat

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

Description

C. joanae has only 17 rows of dorsal scales both at midbody and anteriorly.

Behavior

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

Reproduction

C. joanae is oviparous.

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". Copeia 1966 (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).


Taxon identifiers
Coniophanes joanae


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