Conopsis lineata

Conopsis lineata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Conopsis
Species: Conopsis lineata

Name

Conopsis lineata (Kennicott in Baird, 1859)

• Holotype: USNM 2103.
• Type locality: “Valley of Mexico”.

Combinations

• Toluca lineata Kennicott in Baird, 1859: 23 [original combination]
• Conopsis lineatus — Bocourt, 1883: 565 [subsequent combination]
• Conopsis lineata — Dugés, 1896: 413 [subsequent combination, gender agreement]

Synonyms

• Stenorrhina defilippii Jan, 1857: 48 [nomen nudum]
  • Type locality: “Messico”.
• Stenorhina varians Jan, 1857: 48 [nomen nudum]
  • Type locality: “Messico”.
• Oxyrhina varians Jan, 1862: 54, 60
  • Type locality: “Messico”.
• Oxyrhina defilippii Jan, 1862: 54, 61
  • Type locality: “Messico”.
• Chionactis diasii Cope in Ferrari-Pérez, 1886: 188
  • Type locality: “State of Puebla”.

References

Primary references

• Jan, G. 1857. Cenni sul Museo Civico di Milano ed indice sistemático dei rettili ed anfibi esposti nel medesimo. Luigi di Giacomo Pirola: Milano. 61 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Baird, S.F. 1859. Reptiles of the boundary, with notes by the naturalists of the survey. in United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, under the orders of Lieut. Col. W.H. Emory, Major First Cavalry, and United States Commissioner. Volume 2, Part 1. Government Printing Office, Washington. 36 pp. + 41 pls. BHL
• Jan, G. 1862. Enumerazione sistematico delle specie d'ofidi del gruppo Calamaridae. Archivio per la zoologia, l'anatomia e la fisiologia 2: 1–76. BHL Reference page. 
• Bocourt, M.-F. 1883. Etudes sur les reptiles. Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l’Amérique Centrale. Recherches Zoologiques. Livre 9.
• Ferrari-Pérez, F. 1886. Catalogue of animals collected by the Geographical and Exploring Commission of the Republic of México. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 9(11): 125–199. BHL Reference page. 
• Dugès, A. 1896. Calamarideos del grupo de Conopsis de México. Memorias de la Revista de la Sociedad Científica “Antonio Alzate” 9: 409–413. BHL

Additional references

• Goyenechea, I. & Flores-Villela, O. 2002. Taxonomic status of the snake genera Conopsis and Toluca (Colubridae). Journal of Herpetology 36(1): 92–95. DOI: 10.2307/1565807 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Goyenechea, I. & Flores-Villela, O. 2006. Taxonomic summary of Conopsis, Günther, 1858 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 1271(1): 1–27. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1271.1.1 ; ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Conopsis lineata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 May 2018.
• Canseco-Márquez, L., Mendoza-Quijano, F. & Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Conopsis lineata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63763A12706720. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63763A12706720.en. Accessed on 29 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Lined Tolucan Ground Snake