''Geophis'' is a

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in the

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Dipsadinae Dipsadinae is a large subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Dipsadidae). Species of the subfamily Dipsadinae are found in most of the Americas, including the West Indies, and are most diverse in South America. There a ...

of the

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Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. C ...

of the superfamily

Colubroidea Colubroidea is a superfamily of snakes in the clade Colubroides that includes Colubridae, with some studies splitting Colubridae into multiple families that make up Colubroidea. Historically, Colubroidea also included other caenophidian snakes su ...

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in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (

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: ''culebra minera'' or ''culebra minadora''). The genus consists of 53 distinct species.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Geophis annuliferus'' – western snail-eating snake *''

Geophis anocularis ''Geophis anocularis'', also known as the Sierra Mije earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in La ...

'' – Sierra Mije earth snake *'' Geophis bellus'' *'' Geophis berillus'' *'' Geophis betaniensis'' – Betanien earth snake *''

Geophis bicolor ''Geophis bicolor'', also known as the Mexican plateau earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in L ...

'' – Mexican plateau earth snake *''

Geophis blanchardi ''Geophis blanchardi'', also known commonly as Blanchard's earth snake and ''la minadora de Blanchard'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. www.reptile ...

'' – Blanchard's earth snake *'' Geophis brachycephalus'' – Costa Rican earth snake *'' Geophis cancellatus'' – Chiapas earth snake *'' Geophis cansecoi'' *''

Geophis carinosus ''Geophis carinosus'', also known as the keeled earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin Am ...

'' – keeled earth snake *''

Geophis chalybeus ''Geophis chalybeus'', also known as the Veracruz earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin ...

'' – Veracruz earth snake *'' Geophis championi'' – Panamenian earth snake *'' Geophis damiani'' *'' Geophis downsi'' – Down's earth snake, Savage's earth snake *''

Geophis dubius ''Geophis dubius'', also known as the Mesa del Sur earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin ...

'' – Mesa del Sur earth snake *''

Geophis duellmani ''Geophis duellmani'', also known as the Sierra Juarez earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in ...

'' – Sierra Juarez earth snake *''

Geophis dugesii ''Geophis dugesii'', also known as Dugès's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin Americ ...

'' – Dugès's earth snake *'' Geophis dunni'' – Dunn's earth snake *''

Geophis fulvoguttatus ''Geophis fulvoguttatus'', also known as Mertens's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in El Salvador and Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to th ...

'' – Mertens's earth snake *'' Geophis godmani'' – Godman's earth snake *'' Geophis hoffmanni'' – Hoffmann's earth snake *''

Geophis immaculatus ''Geophis immaculatus'', Downs's earth snake, is a small snake of the colubrid family. It is native to Mexico and Guatemala. There are no recognized subspecies. Although not much has been documented about it, the population distribution is in abun ...

'' – Downs's earth snake *'' Geophis incomptus'' – Sierra Coalcoman earth snake' *''

Geophis isthmicus ''Geophis isthmicus'', also known as the isthmian earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin Am ...

'' – isthmian earth snake *''

Geophis juarezi ''Geophis juarezi'', also known commonly as Benito Juarez's earth snake and ''la minadora de Benito Juárez'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake of in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico. w ...

'' – Benito Juarez's earth snake *''

Geophis juliai ''Geophis juliai'', also known commonly as the Tuxtlan earth snake, Zurtuche's earth snake, and ''la minadora de Julia'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to M ...

'' – Zurtuche's earth snake *''

Geophis laticinctus ''Geophis laticinctus'', also known as the Mesa Central earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in L ...

'' – Mesa Central earth snake *''

Geophis laticollaris ''Geophis laticollaris'', also known as the widecollar earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in La ...

'' – widecollar earth snake *''

Geophis latifrontalis ''Geophis latifrontalis'', also known as the Potosí earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin ...

'' – Potosí earth snake *'' Geophis lorancai'' *'' Geophis maculiferus'' – Michoacán earth snake *''

Geophis mutitorques ''Geophis mutitorques'', also known as the highland earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin ...

'' – highland earth snake *''

Geophis nasalis ''Geophis nasalis '', also known as the coffee earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the nort ...

'' – coffee earth snake *'' Geophis nephodrymus'' *''

Geophis nigroalbus ''Geophis nigroalbus'' is a species of colubrid snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae. It is endemic to the Andes of Colombia. It is sometimes known as the goo-eater snake or Colombian earth snake. Distribution ''Geophis nigroalbus'' is known a few ...

'' – Colombian earth snake *''

Geophis nigrocinctus ''Geophis nigrocinctus'', also known as the black-banded earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in L ...

'' – black-banded earth snake *''

Geophis occabus ''Geophis occabus'' is a snake of the colubrid family endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the nort ...

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Geophis omiltemanus ''Geophis omiltemanus'', also known as the Guerreran earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Lat ...

'' – Guerreran earth snake *''

Geophis petersii ''Geophis petersii'', also known as Peters's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin Ameri ...

'' – Peters's earth snake *'' Geophis pyburni'' – Pyburn's earth snake *''

Geophis rhodogaster ''Geophis rhodogaster'', also known as the rosebelly earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America ...

'' – rosebelly earth snake *''

Geophis rostralis ''Geophis rostralis'', also known as the Sierra Madre earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Lati ...

'' –Sierra Madre earth snake *'' Geophis ruthveni'' – Ruthven's earth snake *''

Geophis sallaei ''Geophis sallaei'', also known as Sallae's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin Americ ...

'' – Sallae's earth snake *'' Geophis sanniolus'' – pygmy snail sucker *'' Geophis sartorii'' – terrestrial snail sucker *''

Geophis semidoliatus ''Geophis semidoliatus'', also known as the coral earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin A ...

'' – coral earth snake *''

Geophis sieboldi ''Geophis sieboldi'', also known as Siebold's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin Americ ...

'' – Siebold's earth snake *'' Geophis talamancae'' *''

Geophis tarascae ''Geophis tarascae'', also known as the Tarascan earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin Ame ...

'' – Tarascan earth snake *'' Geophis tectus'' *''

Geophis turbidus ''Geophis turbidus'' is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to th ...

'' *'' Geophis zeledoni'' ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Geophis''.

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