Geophis nigrocinctus DUELLMAN, 1959

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Black-banded Earth Snake S: Minadora de Bandas Negras
Synonym	Geophis nigrocinctus DUELLMAN 1959 Geophis nigrocinctus — LINER 1994 Geophis nigrocinctus — WILSON & TOWNSEND 2007: 15 Geophis nigrocinctus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 304
Distribution	Mexico (Michoacán: Sierra de Coalcoman, Jalisco: Sierra de Manantlán), above 1900 m elevation Type locality: Dos Aguas, Michoacán, México, 2100 m elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 118841
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A species of Geophis with dorsal scales smooth and in 15 rows; differs from other species in this group in having the following combination oi characters: no anterior temporal, 161 to 170 ventrals, 41 to 50 caudals, dorsal pattern with many narrow black cross bands on a dull brick-red ground color, and venter cream with black spots. Additional details (1360 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after Latin “niger” and “cinctus”, which mean "black" and "belt". The name refers to the black bands on the body of the species.
References	Downs, F. L. 1967. lntrageneric relations among colubrid snakes of the genus Geophis Wagler. Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan 131: 1-193. - get paper here Duellman, William E. 1959. Two new snakes, genus Geophis, from Michoacán, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (605): 1-9 - get paper here Flores-Villela,O. et al. 1995. Geophis nigrocinctus. Herpetological Review 26 (2): 109 - get paper here Heimes, P. 2016. Snakes of Mexico. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 572 pp Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. WILSON, L.D. & J.H. TOWNSEND 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 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/294099159481356/ Google images

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