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Conopsis lineata (KENNICOTT, 1859)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) 
Subspecies 
Common NamesLined Tolucan Ground Snake, Lined Tolucan Earthsnake 
SynonymToluca lineata KENNICOTT in BAIRD 1859: 23
Stenorhina varians JAN 1857:48 (nomen nudum).
Oxyrhina varians JAN 1862:54, 60, 61, 75
Oxyrhina varians JAN 1862
Toluca lineata varians JAN 1862:54
Ogmius varians — COPE 1869: 162
Ogmius varians SUMICHRAST 1873:249
Ogmius varians — COPE 1879: 265
Ogmius (Oxyrhina) varians SUMICHRAST 1882:42
Conopsis varians BOCOURT 1883:566
Conopsis lineatus BOCOURT 1883:565–566
Chionactis diasii COPE in FERRARI-PEREZ 1886:188–189
Conopsis lineata DUGÉS 1896:413
Chionactis varians COPE 1896:1021
Chionactis diasii diasii COPE 1898:943
Chionactis nasus RUTHVEN 1912:231
Conopsis nasus SMITH 1939:32
Toluca lineata varians — SMITH 1942
Toluca lineata lineata — DAVIS & SMITH 1953
Toluca lineata — LINER 1994
Toluca lineata — CASTRO-FRANCO & BUSTOS-ZAGAL 1994
Conopsis lineata — GOYENECHEA & FLORES-VILLELA 2002
Conopsis lineata — WALLACH et al. 2014: 181
Conopsis lineata — MATA-SILVA et al. 2015 
DistributionMexico (Distrito Federal, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo,
Jalisco, Estado de Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tlaxcala and Veracruz, Zacatecas), elevation 1750 to 3100 m.

Type locality: Valley of Mexico.  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: USNM 2103 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: This species is characterized by the following combination of characters: divided internasals and prefrontals; brown dorsal coloration and three to five dark lines along body. Ventrally it is yellowish with no spots. This taxon is the smallest in the genus mean SVL 176.1 mm. It differs from other members of the genus by its characteristic dorsal pattern.
 
CommentSubspecies: Conopsis lineata acuta (COPE in FERRARI-PEREZ 1886) has been elevated to full species status.

Synonymy: Conopsis lineata varians (JAN 1862) has been synonymized with Conopsis lineata by GOYENECHEA & FLORES-VILLELA 2006.

Distribution: reports from Guerrero actually represent C. biserialis, but C. lineata may still be present in Guerrero (R. Palacios-Aguilar, pers. comm., 1 June 2018).

Diet: insects etc. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “linea”, meaning stripe or line. 
References
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  • Canseco-Márquez, L., & Gutiérrrez-Mayén, M.G. 2010. Anfibios y reptiles del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán. Comisión Nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, México D.F., Mexico, 302 pp - get paper here
  • Carbajal-Márquez, R. A., J. C. Arenas-Monroy, Z. Y. González-Saucedo, J. M. Jones & L. Gallegos Román. 2012. Conopsis lineata. Nuevo Registro de Distribución para Zacatecas. Herpetological Review 43:105
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