Geophis betaniensis Restrepo & Wright

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, Zootaxa 1395, pp. 1-31 : 5

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3. Geophis betaniensis Restrepo & Wright

Geophis betaniensis Restrepo & Wright 1987: 191 .

Holotype. Universidad del Valle (UVC) 7360, adult female, collected 18 February 1984 by J. H. Restrepo T. Typelocality. Eastern slope of the Cordillera Occidental, at Corregimiento de Betania (4º23’N, 76º21’W), 1680 m elevation, Municipio de Bolivar, Valle, Colombia.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in the Cordillera Occidental, Valle, Colombia. Species group. sieboldi ( Lips & Savage 1994) .

Systematic references. Restrepo & Wright (1987), Lips & Savage (1994).

References

Lips, K. R., & Savage, J. M. (1994) A new fossorial snake of the genus Geophis (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 107, 410 - 416.

Restrepo T., J. H., & Wright, J. W. (1987) A new species of the colubrid snake genus Geophis from Colombia. Journal of Herpetology, 21, 191 - 196.