SAN FELIPE GROUND SNAKE
Conopsis megalodon – Taylor & Smith 1942
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DISTRIBUTION:
Conopsis megalodon is found only in the highlands of the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, as well as the mountains surrounding Ciudad Oaxaca and Cerro San Felipe, Oaxaca, Mexico. It’s elevational distribution is between 1730 and 3200 m.
HABITAT:
This species is found in and [...]
Adult, El Chico Parque Nacional, Hidalgo, Mexico
LINED TOLUCAN GROUND SNAKE
Conopsis lineata – Kennicott 1859
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DISTRIBUTION:
Conopsis lineata is a wide-ranging species; it is found from Durango and San Luis Potosà south through the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental (respectively) to the Mexican Plateau and Cordillera Volcanica and as far south as the highlands of northwestern [...]
Adult, 5,800′, Puebla, Mexico
Adult, 7,000′, Puebla, Mexico
SPOTTED GROUND SNAKE
Conopsis acuta – Cope 1886
IDENTIFICATION:
DISTRIBUTION:
Conopsis acuta is distributed in the highlands of northern Oaxaca, southern Puebla and adjacent Veracruz (in the vicinity of los Cumbres de Acultzingo), Mexico at elevations of 1800-2600 m.
HABITAT:
Conopsis acuta is found in a wide variety of habitats, including xeric desert mountains, [...]
TWO-LINED MEXICO EARTH SNAKE
Conopsis biserialis – Taylor & Smith 1942
IDENTIFICATION:
DISTRIBUTION:
Conopsis biserialis is distributed along the southern edge of the Mexican Plateau and Cordillera Volcanica from Jalisco, eastward through the states of Guanajuato, Michoacán, Estado de Mexico, Morelos, Distrito Federal, Hidalgo and Puebla (possible Tlaxcala as well). This snake occurs as far north as southwestern Queretaro [...]
Adult, 6,500′, Chihuahua, Mexico
Adult, Southwestern Mexico
Venter of Above-Pictured Animal
PLATEAU EARTH SNAKE
Conopsis nasus – Gunther 1858
IDENTIFICATION:
DISTRIBUTION:
This wide-ranging species is found throughout north-central Mexico. It occurs throughout the highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental from eastern Sonora and southern Chihuahua south through Durango and Zacatecas to Jalisco (and probably Nayarit on the Mesa del Nayar); in the [...]
SIERRA MIXE GROUND SNAKE
Conopsis amphisticha – Smith & Laufe 1945
IDENTIFICATION:
DISTRIBUTION:
Conopsis amphisticha is known only from the Sierra Mixe, Oaxaca, Mexico. It’s known elevational distribution is from 1700-3080 m.
HABITAT:
This species is found in pine, oak and cloud forest in the Sierra Mixe. It is probably most common in or along the edges of clearings and [...]