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Distribution

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Continent: Middle-America
Distribution: Honduras (slopes of Cerro Texiguat), 1680-1750 m elevation
Type locality: 2.5 airline km NNE La Fortuna (15 26'N, 87 18'W), 1750 m elevation, Departmento de Yoro, Honduras.
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Geophis damiani

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Geophis damiani is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Yoro Department, Honduras, where it is only found in a small region of the forest.[2]

Etymology

The species G. damiani is named in honor of Damian Almendarez, a friend of the describers of the species.[2][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. damiani is forest (rain forest and cloud forest), at altitudes of 1,680–1,750 m (5,510–5,740 ft).[1]

Description

The dorsal scales of G. damiani are arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of its body. Other species of Geophis which occur in its geographic range have 17 dorsal scale rows.[2]

Behavior

G. damiani is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

G. damiani is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wilson, L.D.; Townsend, J.H.; Luque, I. (2020). "Geophis damiani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T29457A176392574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T29457A176392574.en. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Geophis damiani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geophis damiani, p. 64).
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Geophis damiani: Brief Summary

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Geophis damiani is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Yoro Department, Honduras, where it is only found in a small region of the forest.

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