A new species of snake of the Geophis dubius group (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from the Sierra de Omoa of northwestern Honduras

Josiah H. Townsend; Larry David Wilson

doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[150:ANSOSO]2.0.CO;2

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12 April 2006 A new species of snake of the Geophis dubius group (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from the Sierra de Omoa of northwestern Honduras

Josiah H. Townsend, Larry David Wilson

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Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 119(1):150-159 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[150:ANSOSO]2.0.CO;2

Abstract

A new member of the dubius species group of the colubrid genus Geophis is described. This new species differs from the nine other described members of the group in a variety of features of scutellation and color pattern. The new species inhabits the cloud forest of Parque Nacional El Cusuco, located in the Sierra de Omoa of northwestern Honduras.

Se describe un nuevo miembro del grupo de especies dubius del género Geophis. La nueva especie se distingue de los nuevos otros miembros del grupo en una variedad de características de escamación y patrón de color. La nueva especie vive en el bosque nublado del Parque Nacional El Cusuco, localizado en la Sierra de Omoa de Honduras noroccidental.

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Josiah H. Townsend and Larry David Wilson "A new species of snake of the Geophis dubius group (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from the Sierra de Omoa of northwestern Honduras," Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(1), 150-159, (12 April 2006). https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[150:ANSOSO]2.0.CO;2

Published: 12 April 2006

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