NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Oaxacan Burrowing Snake
Adelphicos latifasciatum Lynch & Smith, 1966
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.
geographic distribution of Adelphicos latifasciatum (Native: Mexico)
compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Flores-Villela, O., Canseco-Márquez, L. & Muñoz-Alonso, A. 2007. Adelphicos latifasciatum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 May 2013. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Adelphicos latifasciatum, the Oaxaca burrowing snake, is a colubrid snake described by John D. Lynch and Hobart Muir Smith in 1966.
The Oaxaca burrowing snake lives in the humus of the pine and cloud forests of the Sierra de los Chimalapas and Cerro Baúl in Oaxaca and western Chiapas, Mexico. It is protected by law in Mexico and also inhabits the La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve and protected forests in Los Chimalapas.
The Oaxaca burrowing snake's biggest threats to survival include forest fires and deforestation.
Wikipedia contributors, Adelphicos latifasciatum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:33:51.244888+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Adelphicos latifasciatum Lynch & Smith, 1966
- Name authority
- Lynch & Smith, 1966
- Common name
- Oaxacan Burrowing Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Adelphicos
- 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
- genusAdelphicos
- speciesAdelphicos latifasciatum Lynch & Smith, 1966
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Adelphicos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sargi’s earth SnakeAdelphicos sargii (Fischer, 1885) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dary's Burrowing SnakeAdelphicos daryi Campbell & Ford, 1982 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Adelphicos ibarrorum Campbell & Brodie, 1988 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Burrowing SnakeAdelphicos nigrilatum Smith, 1942 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Middle American Burrowing SnakeAdelphicos quadrivirgatum Jan, 1862 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=Adelphicos&species=latifasciatum 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.
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:9YMJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.