Conopsis amphisticha

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 amphisticha

Name

Conopsis amphisticha (Smith & Laufe, 1945)

• Holotype: USNM 120950, adult ♂, collected by Walter S. Miller on 15 March 1944.
• Type locality: “Xuimygopk, 8,650 feet, about two-thirds of the distance from Ayutla to Cacalotepec”, Oaxaca Mexico.

Combinations

• Toluca amphisticha Smith & Laufe, 1945: 5 [original combination]
• Conopsis amphisticha — Goyenechea & Flores-Villela, 2002: 94 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, H.M. & Laufe, L.E. 1945. Notes on a herpetological collection from Oaxaca. Herpetologica 3(1): 1–13.
• 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. 

Additional references

• Liner, E.A. 1994. Scientific and common names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish. Herpetol. Circ. No. 23: 1–113, SSAR.
• 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 amphisticha. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2022.
• Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Conopsis amphisticha  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63761A12714106. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63761A12714106.en. Accessed on 26 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Twin-spotted Tolucan Ground Snake