Geophis nigrocinctus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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 Superclassis*: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Geophis nigrocinctus Duellman, 1959: 1

• Holotype: UMMZ 118841 (formerly WED 12433), ♂, collected by J. Wellman on 18 June 1958.
• Type locality: “Dos Aguas, Michoacán, México (2100 meters)”.

References

Primary references

• Duellman, W.E. 1959. Two new snakes, genus Geophis, from Michoacán, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 605: 1–9.

Links

• Ponce-Campos, P. & Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Geophis nigrocinctus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63807A12716499. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63807A12716499.en. Accessed on 02 July 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Black-banded Earth Snake