Conopsis Explained

Conopsis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.^[1]

Species

Six species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Conopsis acuta - spotted Tolucan earth snake
• Conopsis amphisticha - twin-spotted Tolucan earth snake
• Conopsis biserialis - two-lined Mexican earth snake
• Conopsis lineata - lined Tolucan ground snake, lined Tolucan earth snake
• Conopsis megalodon - San Felipe ground snake
• Conopsis nasus - largenose earth snake

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Conopsis.

Further reading

• Günther A (1858). Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Conopsis, new genus, p. 6; Conopsis nasus, new species, pp. 6–7).

Notes and References

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