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Geophis downsi Savage

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12. Geophis downsi Savage

Geophis downsi Savage 1981: 549.

Holotype. Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County (LACM) 130254, adult male collected 14­16 July 1972 by N. J. Scott.

Type­locality. Las Cruces Field Station and Botanical Garden, 4 km south of San Vito de Jaba, Canton Corredores, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 1200 m elevation.

Distribution. Known only from the vicinity of the type locality in extreme eastern Puntarenas, Costa Rica, from 1100­1200 m elevation.

Species group. championi (Savage 1981).

Systematic references. Savage (1981).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Larry David & Townsend, Josiah H., 2007, A checklist and key to the snakes of the genus Geophis (Squamata: Colubridae: Dipsadinae), with commentary on distribution and conservation, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 1395 on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273681

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References

  • Savage, J. M. (1981) A new species of the secretive colubrid snake genus Geophis from Costa Rica. Copeia, 1981, 549 - 553.