Coniophanes joanae explained

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.^[1]

Geographic range

C. joanae is found in eastern Panama.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. joanae is forest, at altitudes of .

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.

Further reading

• Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. .
• 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).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]