Coniophanes longinquus CADLE, 1989

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Coniophanes longinquus CADLE 1989 Coniophanes longinquus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 177
Distribution	Ecuador, Peru Type locality: "1 km (airline) NNW Monte Seco, approximately 80 km ESE Chiclayo, 1300-1340 m elevation, Río Zaña, Department of Cajamarca, Peru."
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 231779, a 336 mm male (J.E. Cadle, 22 June 1987).
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Latin longinquus, far removed, far off, remote, distant. [“...The specific epithet, Iongnquus, a Latin adjective meaning outlying or remote, refers to the outlying geographic position of the species relative to other species of Coniophanes...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024)
References	Cadle J E 1989. A new species of Coniophanes (Serpentes: Colubridae) from northwestern Peru. Herpetologica 45 (4): 411-424 - get paper here Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D. 2019. Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich portal, with a dynamic checklist and photographic guides. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): [General Section]: 209–229 (e178) - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/FichaEspecie/Coniophanes… https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/256915026533103/ Google images

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