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Nothopsis rugosus COPE, 1871

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Nothopsini, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Rough Coffee Snake 
SynonymNothopsis rugosus COPE 1871: 201
Nothopsis rugosus — BOULENGER 1893: 176
Nothopsis affinis BOULENGER 1905: 453
Nothopsis torresi TAYLOR 1951: 31
Nothopsis rugosus — DUNN & DOWLING 1957: 255
Nothopsis rugosus — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 225
Nothopsis rugosus — KÖHLER et al. 2004
Nothopsis rugosus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 489
Nothopsis rugosus — MARTÍNEZ-FONSECA et al. 2024 
DistributionHonduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama,
W Colombia (incl. Valle del Cauca), W Ecuador (250-900 m elevation)

Type locality: Isthmus of Darien, Panama  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 12427
Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.15.62, “Salidero, NW Ecuador, 350ft” [Nothopsis affinis]
Holotype: KU 28710, “’Morehead’ Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Costa Rica” [Nothopsis torresi] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1024 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy that of PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970, following Dunn & Dowling 1957.

Gender. According to the ICZN, the gender of Nothopsis is feminine. See article 30.1.2. “a genus-group name that is or ends in a Greek word transliterated into Latin without other changes takes the gender given for that word in standard Greek dictionaries; Examples. [...] Names ending in -lepis (lepis), or -opsis (opsis) are feminine.”

Type species: Nothopsis rugosus COPE 1871: 201 is the type species of the genus Nothopsis COPE 1871. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin rugosus = wrinkly, wrinkled.

The genus name is from the Greek nothos for “bastard” and opsis for “appearance,” with Cope (1871) apparently referring to putative mimicry of Bothrops atrox. 
References
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