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Panamenian Earth Snake
Geophis championi
Geophis championi, the Panamenian earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Panama.
From the article Geophis championi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The holotype of G. championi, a male, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 21 cm (8.3 in), with a tail 4 cm (1.6 in) long. Dorsally, it is uniformly iridescent black. The ventrals and the subcaudals are whitish, edged with black.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. championi is forest, at an altitude of 1,370 m (4,490 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, championi, is in honor of English entomologist George Charles Champion.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Geophis championi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30029.