Conopsis megalodon

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Taxonavigation

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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 megalodon

Name

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Conopsis megalodon (Taylor & Smith, 1942)

  • Holotype: UIMNH 25077 (formerly EHT-HMS 23640 & EHT-CC x-2162), collected by E.H. Taylor on 10 July 1940.
  • Type locality: “summit of Cerro San Felipe, Oaxaca”.

Combinations

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  • Toluca megalodon Taylor & Smith, 1942: 338 [original combination]
  • Conopsis megalodonGoyenechea & Flores-Villela, 2002: 94 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Toluca conica Taylor & Smith, 1942: 340 [synonymised by Goyenechea & Flores-Villela (2006: 12)]
    • Holotype: FMNH 120233 (formerly EHT-HMS 27517), ♂, collected by Thomas MacDougall in January 1941.
    • Type locality: “San Juan Guivini, Oaxaca”.

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: San Felipe Ground Snake