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Coniophanes
Sign in to saveConiophanes is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as black-striped snakes, but they also have many other common names. The genus consists of 17 species, and despite the common name, not all of them display striping.
Species
Black-striped Snake
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, MVZ, TNHC, USNM, BSNS, CAS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, United States, Belize, Ecuador, Peru
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dipsadinae
- Image
- Coniophanes fissidens.jpg
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- Commons category
- Coniophanes
- taxon name
- Coniophanes
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Coniophanes
- taxon common name
- Конусовидные змеи
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geographic range
- Description
- Habitat and behavior
- Reproduction
- Species
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Coniophanes is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as black-striped snakes, but they also have many other common names. The genus consists of 17 species, and despite the common name, not all of them display striping.
==Geographic range== left|thumb|Coniophanes imperialis|Black-striped snake (Coniophanes imperialis) from Playon de la Gloria, Marquez de Comillas, Chiapas, Mexico Species of Coniophanes are found primarily in Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as southern Texas in the United States, and as far south as Peru in South America.
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