Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Adelphicos
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Central American Burrowing Snakes, Middle American Burrowing Snakes, (Middle American Earth Snakes)
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Zentralamerikanische Wühlnattern
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Centralamerikanske Gravesnoge
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1862 |  |
Adelphicos Jan (type species: Adelphicos quadrivirgatus Jan 1862) |
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1866 | |
Rhegnops Cope (type species: Rhegnops visoninus Cope 1866) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 7 (77.8%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The grammatical gender of Adelphicos is neuter (LaDuc 1995).
Distribution:
E. Mexico, N. Central America.
Reported from:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Hidalgo,
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz),
Nicaragua.
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Adelphicos daryi
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Guatemalan Brown Burrowing Snake, Highlands Burrowing Snake
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Guatemalische Braune Wühlnatter
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Guatemalansk Brun Gravesnog
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1982 | |
Adelphicos daryi Campbell & Ford |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Adelphicos ibarrorum
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Quiché Burrowing Snake
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Quiché-Wühlnatter
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Quiché-gravesnog
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1988 | |
Adelphicos ibarrorum Campbell & Brodie |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Adelphicos latifasciatum
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Oaxacan Burrowing Snake
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Oaxaca-Wühlnatter
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Oaxaca-gravesnog
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1966 | |
Adelphicos veraepacis latifasciatus Lynch & Smith |
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Adelphicos latifasciatus Campbell & Ford 1982 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca).
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Adelphicos newmanorum
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Nuevo Leon Burrowing Snake, (Newman's Burrowing Snake)
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Nuevo-Leon-Wühlnatter
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Nuevo Leon-gravesnog
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1950 | |
Adelphicos newmanorum Taylor |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatum newmanorum Liner 1994 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a subspecies or synonym of quadrivirgatum by some authors (e.g., Liner 1994, 2007; Smith, Chiszar & Mancilla-Moreno 2001;
Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014), but as a separate species by others (e.g., Wilson & Johnson 2010).
Not mentioned for San Luis Potosi by Lemos-Espinal, Smith & Woolrich-Piña (2018).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Nuevo Leon,
San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas).
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Adelphicos nigrilatum
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Chiapas Burrowing Snake
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Chiapas-Wühlnatter
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Chiapas-gravesnog
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1942 | |
Adelphicos veraepacis nigrilatus Smith |
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Adelphicos nigrilatus Campbell & Ford 1982 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatum
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Mexican Four-lined Burrowing Snake, Middle American Burrowing Snake, (Jan's Burrowing Snake)
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Mexicanische Vierstreifen-Wühlnatter
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Mexicansk Firstribet Gravesnog
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1862 | |
Adelphicos quadrivirgatus Jan |
Remarks:
Previously included newmanorum, sargii, and visoninum. Now restricted to Mexico. Records from the Isthmus of Tehuatepec in Veracruz and Oaxaca eastwards into Central America represent visoninum (Mendoza-Quijano, Campos-Rodríguez, López-Vidal, Smith & Chiszar 2003).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Hidalgo,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi,
Veracruz).
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Adelphicos sargii
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Guatemalan Four-lined Burrowing Snake, (Sargi's Burrowing Snake)
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Guatemalischer Vierstreifen-Wühlnatter
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Guatemalansk Firstribet Gravesnog
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1885 | |
Rhegnops sargii Fischer |
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Adelphicos sargii Cope 1887 |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatus sargii Smith 1942 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Smith, Chiszar & Mancilla-Moreno (2001), but still regarded as a synonym of quadrivirgatum by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014).
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Adelphicos veraepacis
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Alta Verapaz Burrowing Snake
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Alta-Verapaz-Wühlnatter
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Alta Verapaz-gravesnog
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Adelphicos veraepacis Stuart |
Remarks:
Previously included latifasciatum.
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Adelphicos visoninum
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Honduran Four-lined Burrowing Snake, (Cope's Burrowing Snake)
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Honduranische Wühlnatter
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Honduransk Firstribet Gravesnog
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1866 | |
Rhegnops visoninus Cope |
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Adelphicos visoninus Cope 1887 |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatus visoninus Smith 1942 |
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1883 | |
Adelphicos quadrivirgatus acutirostrum Bocourt (Smith & Taylor 1945) |
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Adelphicos visonium acutirostrus Mendoza-Quijano, Campos-Rodriguez, Lopez-Vidal, Smith & Chiszar 2003 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Smith, Chiszar & Mancilla-Moreno (2001), followed by others (e.g., Liner 2007; Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008), however, not all authors recognize visoninum as distinct from quadrivirgatum (e.g., Acevedo, Wilson, Cano & Vázquez-Almazán 2010; Stafford, Walker, Edgar & Penn 2010; Sunyer & Köhler 2010; Wilson & Johnson 2010; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Tabasco,
Veracruz),
Nicaragua.
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