Conopsis
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Conopsis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.{{EMBL genus|genus=Conopsis}}.
Species
Six species are recognized as being valid.
- Conopsis acuta {{small|(Cope, 1886)}} - spotted Tolucan earth snake
- Conopsis amphisticha {{small|(H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1945)}} - twin-spotted Tolucan earth snake
- Conopsis biserialis {{small|(Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1942)}} - two-lined Mexican earth snake
- Conopsis lineata {{small|(Kennicott, 1859)}} - lined Tolucan ground snake, lined Tolucan earth snake
- Conopsis megalodon {{small|(Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1942)}} - San Felipe ground snake
- Conopsis nasus {{small|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
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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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