Conophis vittatus

Conophis vittatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Conophis
Species:	C. vittatus
Binomial name
Conophis vittatus W. Peters, 1860
Synonyms [2]
Conophis sumichrastii Cope, 1876 Conophis sumichrastii viduus Cope, 1876 Conophis viduus Cope, 1876 Conophis vittatus viduus Cope, 1876

Conophis vittatus, also known commonly as the striped road guarder and la guardacaminos rayada in local Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico and Guatemala. ^[2]

Description

Conophis vittatus has seven upper labials, and a white chin. ^[2]

Habitat

Conophis vittatus is found in a variety of natural habitats including forest, shrubland, and grassland, as well as in disturbed habitats such as agricultural land and urban areas, at elevations up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

Conophis vittatus is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Acevedo, M.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Aguayo, A.G. (2013). "Conophis vittatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T63760A3129057. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63760A3129057.en .
2. Species Conophis vittatus at The Reptile Database

Further reading

• Cope, E.D. (1876). "Batrachia and Reptilia of Costa Rica with Notes on the Herpetology and Ichthyology of Nicaragua and Peru". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Second Series. 8: 93–154. ("1875"). (Conophis sumichrastii, new species, and C. s. viduus, new subspecies, p. 137).
• Heimes, P. (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN   978-3-89973-100-2. 572 pp.
• Peters, W. (1860). "Drei neue Schlangen des k. zoologischen Museums aus America vor und fügte hieran Bemerkungen über die generelle Unterscheidung von anderen bereits bekannten Arten ". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1860: 517–521. (Conophis vittatus, new species, pp. 519–520). (in German).
• Smith, H.M. (1944). "Additions to the List of Mexican Reptiles in the Carnegie Museum". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 30: 89–92. (Conophis vittatus, p. 91).