• Source: Geophis championi

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




Etymology


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




Habitat


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




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.




Reproduction


G. championi is oviparous.




References






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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