Conopsis nasus

Conopsis nasus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

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

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Conopsis
Species: Conopsis nasus
Subspecies (2): C. n. labialis C. n. nasus

Name

Conopsis 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).

Synonyms

  • Oxyrhina (Exorhina) maculata Jan, 1862: 54
  • Oxyrhina maculata anomala Dugès, 1869: 144
  • Conophis nasusCope, 1879: 265
  • Conopsis maculatus Cope, 1884: 162
  • Contia nasus Boulenger, 1894: 268–269
  • Conopsis [nasus nasus] Cuesta Terrón, 1930: 176
  • Conopsis nasus heliae Cuesta Terrón, 1930: 175–176
  • Conopsis nasus labialis Tanner, 1961: 15 (fide Goyenechea & Flores-Villela, 2006)
  • Gyalopion atavus Leviton & Banta, 1961: 2

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. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

English: Largenose Earth Snake
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