Adelphicos

Adelphicos is a genus of New World burrowing snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus consists of nine species.^[1]

Adelphicos
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Adelphicos Jan, 1862

Geographic range

Species of the genus Adelphicos can be found in Mexico and northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala).^[2]

Species

There are nine species which are recognized as being valid.^[1][3]

• Adelphicos daryi Campbell & Ford, 1982 – Dary's burrowing snake^[2]
• Adelphicos ibarrorum Campbell & Brodie III, 1988 – Ibarras' burrowing snake
• Adelphicos latifasciatum J.D. Lynch & H.M. Smith, 1966 – Oaxaca burrowing snake
• Adelphicos newmanorum Taylor, 1950 – Middle American burrowing snake
• Adelphicos nigrilatum H.M. Smith, 1942 – burrowing snake
• Adelphicos quadrivirgatum Jan, 1862 – Middle American burrowing snake
• Adelphicos sargii (Fischer, 1885) – Sargi's earth snake
• Adelphicos veraepacis Stuart, 1941 – Stuart's burrowing snake
• Adelphicos visoninum (Cope, 1866) – Middle American burrowing snake

Etymology

The generic name comes from the Greek "adelphikos," meaning "brotherly."^[4]

The specific name, newmanorum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of American zoologist Robert J. Newman and his wife Marcella Newman.^[5]

The specific name, sargii (Latin, genitive, singular), is in honor of Franz Sarg (1840–1920) who served as German Consul in Guatemala.^[5]