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Hoffmann's Earth Snake
Geophis hoffmanni (Peters, 1859)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geophis hoffmanni (Peters, 1859)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1859)
- Common name
- Hoffmann's Earth Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Geophis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyDipsadinae
- genusGeophis
- speciesGeophis hoffmanni (Peters, 1859)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Geophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Geophis bellus Myers, 2003 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Costa Rican Earth SnakeGeophis brachycephalus (Cope, 1871) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiapas Earth SnakeGeophis cancellatus Smith, 1941 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophis damiani Wilson, Mccranie & Williams, 1998 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dunn's Earth SnakeGeophis dunni Schmidt, 1932 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Godman's Earth SnakeGeophis godmani Boulenger, 1894 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sierra Coalcoman Earth SnakeGeophis incomptus Duellman, 1959 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Isthmian Earth SnakeGeophis isthmicus (Boulenger, 1894) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benito Juarez's Earth SnakeGeophis juarezi Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2003 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zurtuche's Earth SnakeGeophis juliai Pérez-Higareda, Smith & López-Luna, 2001 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mesa Central Earth SnakeGeophis laticinctus Smith & Williams, 1963 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Highland Earth SnakeGeophis mutitorques (Cope, 1885) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Geophis acutirostris Taylor, 1954 Taylor, 1954 | synonym |
| Colobognathus hoffmanni Peters, 1859 Peters, 1859 | synonym |
| Geophis bartholomewi Brattstrom & Howell, 1954 Brattstrom & Howell, 1954 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Geophis&species=hoffmanni Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FR9C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.