Conophis
Conophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico and Central America.
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Conophis lineatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Conophis W. Peters, 1860 |
Species and geographic ranges
The genus Conophis contains the following three species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Conophis lineatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
- Conophis morai Pérez-Higareda, López-Luna & H.M. Smith, 2002 – Mexico
- Conophis vittatus W. Peters, 1860 – Guatemala, Mexico
Nota bene: Binomial authorities in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Conophis.
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References
- Genus Conophis at The Reptile Database.
Further reading
- Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Peters W (1860). "Drei neue Schlangen des k. zoologischen Museums aus America vor und fügte hieran Bemerkungen über die generelle Unterscheidung von anderen bereits bekannten Arten ". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1860: 517-521 + one plate. (Conophis, new genus, p. 519; C. vittatus, new species, pp. 519-520 + plate figures 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d). (in German).
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