Conopsis

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

Conopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Conopsis
Günther, 1858

Species

Six species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Conopsis acuta (Cope, 1886)
  • Conopsis amphisticha (H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1945)
  • Conopsis biserialis (Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1942)
  • Conopsis lineata (Kennicott, 1859)
  • Conopsis megalodon (Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1942)
  • Conopsis nasus Günther, 1858

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

References

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).
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