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Lined Tolucan Earthsnake
Conopsis lineata (Kennicott, 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.
Toluca lineata KENNICOTT in BAIRD 1859: 23; Stenorhina varians JAN 1857:48 (nomen nudum); Oxyrhina varians JAN 1862:54, 60, 61, 75; Toluca lineata varians JAN 1862:54; Ogmius varians — COPE 1869: 162; Conopsis varians BOCOURT 1883:566; Conopsis lineatus BOCOURT 1883:565–566; Chionactis diasii COPE in FERRARI-PEREZ 1886:188–189; Conopsis lineata DUGÉS 1896:413; Chionactis varians COPE 1896:1021; Chionactis diasii diasii COPE 1898:943; Chionactis nasus RUTHVEN 1912:231; Conopsis nasus SMITH 1939:32; Toluca lineata varians — SMITH 1942; Toluca lineata lineata — DAVIS & SMITH 1953; Toluca lineata — LINER 1994; Conopsis lineata — GOYENECHEA & FLORES-VILLELA 2002
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Open encyclopedia reference
Conopsis lineata, the lined Tolucan ground snake or lined Tolucan earth snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico. It eats insects.
Wikipedia contributors, Conopsis lineata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:53:06.578616+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Conopsis lineata (Kennicott, 1859)
- Name authority
- (Kennicott, 1859)
- Common name
- Lined Tolucan Earthsnake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Conopsis
- 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
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusConopsis
- speciesConopsis lineata (Kennicott, 1859)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Conopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Spotted Tolucan EarthsnakeConopsis acuta (Cope, 1886) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Two-lined Mexican Earth SnakeConopsis biserialis (Taylor & Smith, 1942) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| San Felipe Ground SnakeConopsis megalodon (Taylor & Smith, 1942) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Largenose Earth SnakeConopsis nasus (Günther, 1858) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Ogmius (Oxyrhina) varians Sumichrast, 1882 Sumichrast, 1882 | synonym |
| Stenorhina varians Jan, 1857 Jan, 1857 | synonym |
| Conopsis nasus Smith, 1939 Smith, 1939 | ambiguous synonym |
| Conopsis varians Bocourt, 1883 Bocourt, 1883 | synonym |
| Chionactis diasii diasii Cope, 1898 Cope, 1898 | synonym |
| Toluca lineata varians Jan, 1862 Jan, 1862 | synonym |
| Oxyrhina varians Jan, 1862 Jan, 1862 | synonym |
| Toluca lineata Kennicott ex Baird, 1859 Kennicott ex Baird, 1859 | synonym |
| Chionactis nasus Ruthven, 1912 Ruthven, 1912 | synonym |
| Chionactis varians Cope, 1896 Cope, 1896 | synonym |
| Ogmius varians Sumichrast, 1873 Sumichrast, 1873 | ambiguous 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=Conopsis&species=lineata 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:XSTY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.