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Conopsis
Genus of snakes
Conopsis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.
01Species
Six species are recognized as being valid.
- 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.
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