Coniophanes joanae is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Panama.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Coniophanes |
| Species: | C. joanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Coniophanes joanae Myers, 1966
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Etymology
editThe specific name, joanae, is in honor of Joan Wilson Myers, the wife of the describer.[3]
Geographic range
editHabitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. joanae is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,400 m (2,000–4,600 ft).[1]
Description
editC. joanae has only 17 rows of dorsal scales both at midbody and anteriorly.[2]
Behavior
editC. joanae is diurnal, and despite being a forest-dwelling species, it is terrestrial, not arboreal.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C. (2013). "Coniophanes joanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203466A2765966. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Coniophanes joanae at The Reptile Database
- ^ 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
edit- 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).
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