Conopsis amphisticha (SMITH & LAUFE, 1945)
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Conopsis amphisticha
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Twin-spotted Tolucan Ground Snake S: Toluqueña de Tierra Mexicama |
| Synonym | Toluca amphisticha SMITH & LAUFE 1945 Toluca amphisticha —SMITH & SMITH 1976 Toluca amphistricha — LINER 1994 Conopsis amphisticha — GOYENECHEA & FLORES-VILLELA 2002 Conopsis amphisticha — WALLACH et al. 2014: 181 Conopsis amphisticha — MATA-SILVA et al. 2015 |
| Distribution | Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla), elevation 1700-3080 m. Type locality: Xuimygopk, between Ayutla and Cacalotepec, Oaxaca. |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 120950 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: This species is characterized by the following combination of characters: divided internasals and prefrontals; dorsal coloration usually of two series of dots on the anterior third and a tessellated pattern of spots afterwards, or a tessellated pattern of spots along body over brown color. Venter is yellowish with paired black dots along the belly. Conopsis amphisticha shares its characteristic dorsal pattern of spots with Conopsis biserialis, with which it can be confused, but their geographic ranges do not overlap. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after Greek amphi- (ἀμφί-), on both sides, double + Greek stichos (στίχος), row, line or file. [“...The pattern consists dorsally of a prominent series of small dark reddish brown spots anteriorly arranged in two longitudinal series, one on either side of the middorsal line...”]. |
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