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Conopsis
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| Conopsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Conopsis Günther, 1858 |
Conopsis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Species
[edit]Six species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Conopsis acuta (Cope, 1886) - spotted Tolucan earth snake
- Conopsis amphisticha (H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1945) - twin-spotted Tolucan earth snake
- Conopsis biserialis (Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1942) - two-lined Mexican earth snake
- Conopsis lineata (Kennicott, 1859) - lined Tolucan ground snake, lined Tolucan earth snake
- Conopsis megalodon (Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1942) - San Felipe ground snake
- Conopsis nasus Günther, 1858 - largenose earth snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Conopsis.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Genus Conopsis at The Reptile Database.
Further reading
[edit]- 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).