Geophis juliai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota 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 juliai

Name

Geophis juliai Pérez-Higareda, Smith & López-Luna, 2001: 42

• Holotype: UNAM-LT 2775, adult ♂, collected by native on 10 August 1984.
• Type locality: “Estación de Biología Tropical Los Tuxtlas (EBTLT), 150m, southern Veracruz, Mexico”.

References

Primary references

• Pérez-Higareda, G., Smith, H.M. & López-Luna, M.A. 2001. A new Geophis (Reptilia: Serpentes) from Southern Veracruz, Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 37(2): 42–48. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Lopez-Luna, M.A. 2007. IUCN: Geophis juliai  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63800A12715288. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63800A12715288.en. Accessed on 26 December 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Zurtuche's Earth Snake