Conophis Peters 1860

Conophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico and Central America.

Species and geographic ranges

The genus Conophis contains the following three species which are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Conophis lineatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua – road guarder
• Conophis morai Pérez-Higareda, López-Luna & H.M. Smith, 2002 – Mexico – Mora's road guarder
• Conophis vittatus W. Peters, 1860 – Guatemala, Mexico – striped road guarder

Nota bene: Binomial authorities in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Conophis.

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