Coniophanes joanae is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Panama.[2]

Coniophanes joanae
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

Etymology

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The specific name, joanae, is in honor of Joan Wilson Myers, the wife of the describer.[3]

Geographic range

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C. joanae is found in eastern Panama.[1][2]

Habitat

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

Description

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C. joanae has only 17 rows of dorsal scales both at midbody and anteriorly.[2]

Behavior

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C. joanae is diurnal, and despite being a forest-dwelling species, it is terrestrial, not arboreal.[1]

Reproduction

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C. joanae is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C. (2013). "Coniophanes joanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203466A2765966. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d 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

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  • 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).