''Conopsis'' is a

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of snakes in 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 ...

. The genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

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 north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

Species

Six

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

are recognized as being valid. *'' Conopsis acuta'' - spotted Tolucan earth snake *'' Conopsis amphisticha'' - twin-spotted Tolucan earth snake *''

Conopsis biserialis ''Conopsis biserialis'', the two-lined Mexican earth snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the ...

'' - two-lined Mexican earth snake *'' Conopsis lineata'' - lined Tolucan ground snake, lined Tolucan earth snake *'' Conopsis megalodon'' - San Felipe ground snake *''

Conopsis nasus ''Conopsis nasus'', the largenose earth snake, is a species of venom (poison), nonvenomous snake in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico. References

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'' - largenose earth snake ''

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'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Conopsis''.

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