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Sierra de Juárez Earth Snake
Geophis juarezi
Geophis juarezi, also known commonly as Benito Juarez's earth snake and la minadora de Benito Juárez in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake of in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico.
From the article Geophis juarezi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
G. juarezi is uniformly dark grayish brown dorsally. The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows. On the posterior portion of the body, the dorsal scales are strongly keeled and have paired apical pits. The ventrals number 114 in the only known male, and 118–124 in the three known females. The subcaudals number 55 in the male, and 49 in the only known female with a complete tail.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. juarezi is forest, at altitudes around 800 m (2,600 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, juarezi, is in honor of Benito Juárez who was a president of Mexico.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30039.