Geophis petersii

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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Geophis petersii Boulenger, 1894: 321

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.6.31, ♂, collected by H. Doorman. [designated by Downs (1967: 318)]
Type locality: “City of Mexico”.
Paralectotype: BMNH 1946.1.6.30, ♀, same data as for the lectotype.

Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II. Containing the conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Museum (Natural History): London. xi + 382 pp. BHL Reference page.
Downs, F.L. 1967. Intrageneric relations among colubrid snakes of the genus Geophis Wagler. Miscellaneous Publications. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 131: 1–193.

Ponce-Campos, P. & Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Geophis petersii (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63809A12716743. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63809A12716743.en. Accessed on 18 August 2026.