Geophis Wagler
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.273681 |
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Geophis Wagler |
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Rabdosoma Duméril, 1853: 440 . Colobognathus Peters, 1859: 275 . Geophidium Peters, 1861: 923 . Colophrys Cope, 1868: 130 .
Parageophis Bocourt, 1883: 435. Dirosema Boulenger, 1894: 298 .
Typespecies. Catostoma chalybeum Wagler, 1830 , by monotypy (see Remarks).
Typelocality. Mexico.
Distribution. Geophis occur from 13–2744 m elevation from the Sierra Madre Occidental in southwestern Chihuahua and the Sierra Madre Oriental in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico, through the central highlands and Atlantic lowlands of Central America to the highlands of northern and western Colombia. These snakes occur in vegetation ranging from lowland wet and dry forest, through upland pineoak forest and wet forest, to highland cloud forest.
Content. 46 species.
Systematic references. Downs (1967), Smith et al. (1990).
Remarks. The name Catostoma Wagler 1830 was first used for this genus, but was quickly substituted with the name Geophis by Wagler (1830) in the same work, in order to avoid confusion with the fish genus Catostomus Lesueur 1817 . Smith et al. (1990) further clarified the nomenclatural priority of the name Geophis over Catostoma .
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Geophis Wagler
Wilson, Larry David & Townsend, Josiah H. 2007 |
Rabdosoma Duméril, 1853: 440
Cope 1868: 130 |
Peters 1861: 923 |
Peters 1859: 275 |
Geophis
Wagler 1830: 342 |
Catostoma
Wagler 1830: 194 |