Geophis carinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Geophis
Species: Geophis carinosus

Name

Geophis carinosus Stuart, 1941: 3

• Holotype: UMMZ 89082, ♂, collected by L.C. Stuart on 2 August 1940.
• Type locality: “Finca San Francisco, 27 km. northeast of Nebaj, El Quiché, Guatemala. Altitude, about 1175 m”.

References

Primary references

• Stuart, L.C. 1941. Some new snakes from Guatemala. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 452: 1–7. hdl: 2027.42/56891

Links

• Lee, J. & Lopez-Luna, M.A. 2013. IUCN: Geophis carinosus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T63791A3129594. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63791A3129594.en. Accessed on 21 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Keeled Earth Snake