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.

Etymology

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

Geophis damiani

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. damiani is forest (rain forest and cloud forest), at altitudes of .

Geophis damiani

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.

Geophis damiani

Behavior

G. damiani is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

G. damiani is oviparous.

References

Further reading

McCranie JR, Castaneda FE (2004). "Notes on the second specimens of Geophis damiani Wilson, McCranie, and Williams and Rhadinaea tolpanorum Holm and Cruz D. (Colubridae)". Herpetological Review 35 (4): 341. Wilson LD, McCranie JR, Williams KL (1998). "A new species of Geophis of the sieboldi group (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from Northern Honduras". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 111: 410–417. (Geophis damiani, new species).

Geophis

Snakes of Central America

Reptiles of Honduras

Endemic fauna of Honduras

Taxa named by James Randall McCranie

Taxa named by Kenneth L. Williams

Reptiles described in 1998