Conopsis nasus 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: Conopsis nasus nasus

Name

Conopsis nasus 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).

Combinations

• Conophis nasus Günther, 1858: 6 [original combination]
• Conopsis nasus nasus — Cuesta Térron, 1930: 179 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• 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. 
• 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 nasus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Largenose Earth Snake