Geophis dunni
Geophis dunni | |
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The only known specimen of Geophis dunni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Geophis |
Species: | G. dunni
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Binomial name | |
Geophis dunni Schmidt, 1932
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Geophis dunni, Dunn's earth snake, is a species of enigmatic snake in the family Colubridae. The species is presumably endemic to Nicaragua and is only known from a single specimen discovered in 1932.[2][3] This specimen, the holotype, was discovered by Karl Patterson Schmidt in the stomach of a Central American coral snake, and no additional specimen has been seen since.[2][4] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 310 mm (12 in), a tail length of 57 mm (2.2 in), and a total length of 367 mm (14.4 in).[2][4][5] It is part of the Geophis sieboldi species group according to Floyd Leslie Downs.[6][5][7] This species was named by Schmidt after fellow herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn[8] "in allusion to his important contributions to our knowledge of this group of snakes".[2]
This species is little known for several reasons. Snakes of the
Reproduction
References
- . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ JSTOR 1437020– via JSTOR. (Geophis dunni, new species).
- ^ a b Geophis dunni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Townsend, Josiah H. (2006). "Geophis dunni " (PDF). Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (CAAR) – via Texas ScholarWorks.
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- ^ a b Downs, Floyd (26 July 1967). "Intrageneric Relationships Among Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Geophis Wagler" (PDF). Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 131 – via University of Michigan Library.
- ^ – via ResearchGate.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geophis dunni, p. 77).