''Geophis'' is a
genus
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of
snakes in the
subfamily Dipsadinae
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Dips ...
of the
family
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Colubridae of the
superfamily Colubroidea
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.
Species
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in the genus ''Geophis'' are
commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (
Spanish
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: ''culebra minera'' or ''culebra minadora''). The genus consists of 53 distinct species.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
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Geophis annuliferus
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ' ...
'' – western snail-eating snake
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Geophis anocularis'' – ''culebra minera de Sierra Mije''
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Geophis bellus''
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Geophis betaniensis''
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Geophis bicolor'' – ''culebra minera del Altiplano''
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Geophis blanchardi
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ' ...
'' – ''culebra minera de
Blanchard''
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Geophis brachycephalus
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ' ...
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Geophis cancellatus
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ' ...
'' – ''culebra miners de Chiapas''
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Geophis cansecoi
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ' ...
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Geophis carinosus'' – ''culebra minera aquillada''
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Geophis chalybeus'' – ''culebra minera veracruzana''
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Geophis championi''
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Geophis damiani''
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Geophis downsi'' –
Down's earth snake, Savage's earth snake
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Geophis dubius'' – ''culebra minera de la Mesa del Sur''
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Geophis duellmani'' – ''culebra minera de Sierra de Juárez''
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Geophis dugesii'' – ''culebra minera de Chihuahua''
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Geophis dunni''
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Geophis fulvoguttatus''
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Geophis godmani''
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Geophis hoffmanni''
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Geophis immaculatus'' – ''culebra minera inmaculada''
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Geophis incomptus'' – ''culebra minera de Sierra Coacolman''
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Geophis isthmicus'' – ''culebra minera de Tehuantepec''
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Geophis juarezi''
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Geophis juliai''
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Geophis laticinctus'' – ''culebra minera de la Mesa Central''
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Geophis laticollaris''
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Geophis latifrontalis'' – ''culebra minera potosina''
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Geophis lorancai''
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Geophis maculiferus'' – ''culebra minera michoacana''
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Geophis mutitorques'' – ''culebra minera de tierras altas''
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Geophis nasalis'' – ''culebra minera del café''
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Geophis nephodrymus''
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Geophis nigroalbus''
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Geophis nigrocinctus'' – ''culebra minera rayas negras''
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Geophis occabus''
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Geophis omiltemanus'' – ''culebra minera guerrerense''
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Geophis petersii''
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Geophis pyburni'' – ''culebra minadora de Pyburn''
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Geophis rhodogaster''
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Geophis rostralis''
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Geophis ruthveni''
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Geophis sallaei'' – ''culebra minadora de Sallé''
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Geophis sanniolus''
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Geophis sartorii''
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Geophis semidoliatus'' – ''culebra minadora coralillo''
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Geophis sieboldi'' – ''culebra minadora de Siebold''
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Geophis talamancae''
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Geophis tarascae'' – ''culebra minadora tarasca''
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Geophis tectus''
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Geophis turbidus''
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Geophis zeledoni''
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Nota bene
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'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Geophis''.
References
Further reading
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Boulenger GA (1894). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus ''Geophis'', pp. 314–315).
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Freiberg M (1982). ''Snakes of South America''. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus ''Geophis'', pp. 69, 70, 98).
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Wagler J (1830). ''Natürliches system der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie''. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (''Geophis'', new genus, p. 342). (in
German
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and
Latin
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).
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Wilson JD,
Townsend JH (2007). "A checklist and key to the snakes of the genus ''Geophis'' (Squamata: Colubridae: Dipsadinae), with commentary on distribution and conservation". ''Zootaxa'' 1395: 1–31.
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Dipsadidae
Snake genera
Taxa named by Johann Georg Wagler