Conophis

Conophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico and Central America.

Conophis
Conophis lineatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Conophis W. Peters, 1860

Species and geographic ranges

The genus Conophis contains the following three species which are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Conophis lineatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua – road guarder
• Conophis morai Pérez-Higareda, López-Luna & H.M. Smith, 2002 – Mexico – Mora's road guarder
• Conophis vittatus W. Peters, 1860 – Guatemala, Mexico – striped road guarder

Nota bene: Binomial authorities in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Conophis.