Conopsis nasus

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 nasus
Subspecies (2): C. n. labialis – C. n. nasus

Conopsis nasus Günther, 1858: 6

Holotype: BMNH from Bridge's Collection. [lost fide Goyenechea & Flores-Villela (2000: 285)]
Neotype: BMNH 1883.4.16.38, ♂, collected by A. Forrer on 16 April 1883. [designated by Goyenechea & Flores-Villela (2000: 286)]
Type locality: “California”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Milpas, Durango, Mexico” by Goyenechea & Flores-Villela (2000: 286).

Oxyrhina (Exorhina) maculata Jan, 1862: 54
Oxyrhina maculata anomala Dugès, 1869: 144
Conophis nasus — Cope, 1879: 265
Conopsis maculatus Cope, 1884: 162
Contia nasus Boulenger, 1894: 268–269
Conopsis [nasus nasus] Cuesta Terrón, 1930: 176
Conopsis nasus heliae Cuesta Terrón, 1930: 175–176
Conopsis nasus labialis Tanner, 1961: 15 (fide Goyenechea & Flores-Villela, 2006)
Gyalopion atavus Leviton & Banta, 1961: 2

Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page.

Webb, Robert G.;Hensley, Max 1959. Notes on reptiles from the Mexican State of Durango. Publications of the Museum. Michigan State University, Biological Series 1(6): 249–258.
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.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Conopsis nasus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 May 2023.
Vasquez Díaz, J., Quintero Díaz, G.E. 2007. IUCN: Conopsis nasus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63765A12706882. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63765A12706882.en. Accessed on 29 May 2023.

English: Largenose Earth Snake

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