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Geophis (Central American Earth Snakes)

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Geophis in general

Bogert, C.M.; Porter, A.P. 1966. The differential characteristics of the Mexican snakes related to Geophis dubius (Peters). American Museum Novitates 2277: 1-19.

Cadle, J.E. 1984. Molecular systematics of Neotropical xenodontine snakes. 2. Central American xenodontines. Herpetologica 40(1): 21-30.

Campbell, J.A.; Smith, E.N. 1998. A new genus and species of colubrid snake from the Sierra de las Minas of Guatemala. Herpetologica 54(2): 207-220.

Downs, F.L. 1967. Intrageneric relationships among Colubrid snakes of the genus Geophis Wagler. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 131: 1-193.

Dunn, E.R. 1928. New Central American snakes in the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum Novitates 314: 1-4.

Hubbs, C.L. 1932. The use of the generic name Ophis for an eel, a snake and a mollusc. Copeia 1932: 26-27.

Minton, S.A.; Moreno, S. 1988. Life history notes: Geophis sp. Predation. Herpetological Review 19(2): 35.

Myers, C.W. 2003. Rare snakes - five new species from eastern Panama: reviews of northern Atractus and southern Geophis (Colubridae: Dipsadinae). American Museum Novitates 3391: 1-47.

Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2003. A new species of the Geophis dubius group (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Sierra de Juarez of Oaxaca, Mexico. Herpetologica 59(4): 572-585.

Peters, W.C.H. 1870. Über neue Amphibien (Hemidactylus, urosaura, Tropidolepisma, Geophis, Uriechis, Scaphiophis, Hoplocephalus, Rana, Entomoglossus, Cystignathus, Hylodes, Arthroleptis, Phyllobates, Cophomantis) des Königlich zoologischen Museums. Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1870(August): 641-652.

Savage, J.M.; Watling, J.I. 2008. Not so rare snakes: a revision of the Geophis sieboldi group (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in lower Central America and Colombia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153(3): 561-599.

Smith, H.M. 1941. Notes on Mexican snakes of the genus Geophis. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 99(19): 1-6.

Smith, H.M.; Williams, K.L.; Wallach, V.; Chiszar, D. 1990. Nomenclatural priority of Geophis Wagler, 1830, over the simultaneously published synonym Catostoma Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 26(2): 68-71.

Townsend, J.H. 2009. Morphological variation in Geophis nephodrymus (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on conservation of Geophis in eastern nuclear central America. Herpetologica 65(3): 292-302.

Webb, R.G. 1977. Comments on snakes of the genus Geophis (Colubridae) from the Mexican states of Durango and Sinaloa. Southwestern Naturalist 21(4): 548-551.

Wilson, L.D.; Townsend, J.H. 2007. A checklist and key to the snakes of the genus Geophis (Squamata: Colubridae: Dipsadinae), with commentary on distribution and conservation. Zootaxa 1395: 1-31.

Geophis annuliferus

Ahumada-Carrillo, I.T.; Weatherman, G.N.; Vazquez-Huizar, O. 2016. Registros adicionales de la serpiente caracolera occidental Tropidodipsas annulifera (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) en el estado de Jalisco, México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87(1): 261-263.

Duges, A. 1896. Geophis tecpanecus, A. Dug. Naturaleza 2(2): 455-456.

Garcia, A.; Valtierra-Azotla, M. 1996. Geographic distribution: Sibon annuliferus (Western Snail-eating Snake). Herpetological Review 27(2): 89.

Greer, A.E. 1965. Distribution notes for Leptodeira punctata, Tropidodipsas philippii and Tropidodipsas malacodryas in northwestern Mexico. Herpetologica 21(3): 237.

Kofron, C.P. 1988. Systematics of neotropical gastropod-eating snakes: the sartorii group of the genus Sibon. Amphibia-Reptilia 9: 145-168.

Reyes-Velasco, J.; Grünwald, C.I.; Jones, J.M. 2008. Geographic distribution: Tropidodipsas annulifera (Western Snailsucker). Mexico: Michoacan. Herpetological Review 39(4): 487.

Scott, N.J. 1967. The colubrid snake, Tropidodipsas annulifera, with reference to the status of Geatractus, Exelencophis, Chersodromus annulatus, and Tropidodipsas malacodryas. Copeia 1967: 280-287.

Shannon, F.A.; Humphrey, F.L. 1959. Two new species of Tropidodipsas from the west coast of Mexico. Herpetologica 15: 217-222.

Geophis bellus

Elizondo Lara, L.C.; Sosa-Bartuano, A.; Ruback, P.; Ray, J.M. 2015. Range extension and natural history observations of a rare Panamanian snake, Geophis bellus Myers, 2003 (Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Check List 11(4)(Article 1675): 1-5.

Myers, C.W. 2003. Rare snakes - five new species from eastern Panama: reviews of northern Atractus and southern Geophis (Colubridae: Dipsadinae). American Museum Novitates 3391: 1-47.

Geophis betaniensis

Restrepo, T.J.H.; Wright, J.W. 1987. A new species of the colubrid snake genus Geophis from Colombia. Journal of Herpetology 21(3): 191-196.

Geophis bicolor

Dixon, J.R. 1968. Notes on the snake genus Geophis, from Nevado de Colima, Jalisco, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 13: 452-454.

Günther, A. 1868. Sixth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1: 413-429.

Rodríguez-Canseco, J.M.; Domínguez-Laso, M.; Rosas-Espinoza, V.C.; Ayon-Escobedo, A. 2013. Geographic distribution: Geophis bicolor (Mexican Plateau Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 44(3): 476.

Smith, H.M.; Flores-Villela, O. 1993. Variation in two species (G. bicolor, G. duellmani) of Mexican earth snakes (Geophis). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 29(1): 20-23.

Geophis blanchardi

Canseco-Marquez, L.; Austin, C.C. 2005. Geographic distribution: Geophis blanchardi (Blanchard's Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 36(1): 82.

Canseco-Marquez, L.; Ramos Torres, A.; Flores-Villela, O.A. 2004. Geographic distribution: Geophis blanchardi (Blanchard's Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 35(2): 191-192.

Geophis brachycephalus

Dunn, E.R. 1942. New or noteworthy snakes from Panama. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) 108: 1-8.

Dunn, E.R. 1947. Snakes of the Lérida Farm (Chiriqui Volcano, western Panamá). Copeia 1947: 153-157.

Goldberg, S.R. 2010. Note on the testicular cycle of the gray earth snake, Geophis brachycephalus (Serpentes: Colubridae), from Costa Rica. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 45(2): 32-33.

Myers, C.W. 2003. Rare snakes - five new species from eastern Panama: reviews of northern Atractus and southern Geophis (Colubridae: Dipsadinae). American Museum Novitates 3391: 1-47.

Sasa, M. 1993. Distribution and reproduction of the gray earth snake Geophis brachycephalus (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 41(2): 295-297.

Urdaneta, A.H.; Bolanos, F.; Gutierrez, J.M. 2004. Feeding behavior and venom toxicity of Coral Snake Micrurus nigrocinctus (Serpentes: Elapidae) on its natural prey in captivity. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology 138(4): 485-492.

Geophis carinosus

Stuart, L.C. 1941. Some new snakes from Guatemala. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 452: 1-7.

Geophis chalybeus

Torre-Loranca, M.A. de la; Lopez-Luna, M.A.; Vogt, R.C. 2000. Geographic distribution: Geophis chalybeus (Veracruz Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 31(3): 185-186.

Geophis damiani

McCranie, J.R.; Castaneda, F.E. 2004. Notes on the second specimens of Geophis damiani Wilson, McCranie, and Williams and Rhadinaea tolpanorum Holm and Cruz D. (Colubridae). Herpetological Review 35(4): 341.

Townsend, J.H.; Herrera-B., L.A.; Medina-Flores, M.; Gray, L.N.; Stubbs, A.L.; Wilson, L.D. 2010. Notes on the second male specimen of the cryptozoic snake Geophis damiani Wilson, McCranie, & Williams, 1998. Herpetology Notes 3: 305-308.

Wilson, L.D.; McCranie, J.R.; Williams, K.L. 1998. A new species of Geophis of the sieboldi group (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from northern Honduras. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 111(2): 410-417.

Geophis downsi

Savage, J.M. 1981. A new species of the secretive colubrid snake genus Geophis from Costa Rica. Copeia 1981(3): 549-553.

Geophis dubius

Bogert, C.M.; Porter, A.P. 1966. The differential characteristics of the Mexican snakes related to Geophis dubius (Peters). American Museum Novitates 2277: 1-19.

Pérez-Higareda, G.; Smith, H.M. 1988. Notes on two species of Geophis (Serpentes) of southern Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 33(3): 388-390.

Smith, H.M.; Pérez-Higaredo, G. 1991. Clara evidencia de la coespecificidad de Geophis dubius y Geophis rostralis (Reptilia: Serpentes). Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 3(2): 39-40.

Geophis duellmani

Smith, H.M.; Flores-Villela, O. 1993. Variation in two species (G. bicolor, G. duellmani) of Mexican earth snakes (Geophis). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 29(1): 20-23.

Smith, H.M.; Holland, R.L. 1969. Two new snakes of the genus Geophis from Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 72(1): 47-53.

Geophis dugesii

Arenas-Monroy, J.C.; García-Balderas, C.M.; Carbajal-Márquez, R.A. 2012. Geographic distribution: Geophis dugesii (Dugès’ Earth Snake). México: Guanajuato. Herpetological Review 43(4): 620.

Enderson, E.F.; Bezy, R.L. 2007. Geographic distribution: Geophis dugesii aquilonaris (Chihuahuan Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 38(1): 103.

García-Balderas, C.M.; Quintero-Díaz, G.E. 2012. Geographic distribution: Geophis dugesii (Dugès’ Earth Snake). México: Zacatecas. Herpetological Review 43(4): 621.

Legler, J.M. 1959. A new snake of the genus Geophis from Chihuahua, Mexico. University of Kansas Publications of the Museum of Natural History 11: 327-334.

Recchio, I.M.; Rodriguez, C.M.; Lazcano, D. 2007. Geographic distribution: Geophis dugesii aquilonaris (Chihuahuan Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 38(1): 103-104.

Rodríguez-Torres, J.; Vázquez-Díaz, J. 1990. Nuevo registro de distribucion de Geophis dugesi aquilonaris para el Estado de Jalisco, Mexico. Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 2(1): 9-12.

Uriarte-Garzón, P.; García-Vázquez, U.O. 2013. Geographic distribution: Geophis dugesii (Duges' Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 44(3): 476.

Vazquez Diaz, J.; Quintero-Diaz, G. 1999. Geographic distribution: Geophis dugesi aquilonaris (Chihuahuan Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 30(4): 235.

Villa, R.A.; Devender, T.R. van; Bygott, D. 2012. Geographic distribution: Geophis dugesi (Chihuahuan Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 43(2): 307.

Geophis dunni

Schmidt, K.P. 1932. Stomach contents of some American coral snakes, with the description of a new species of Geophis. Copeia 1932: 6-9.

Townsend, J.H. 2006. Geophis dunni. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 838: 1-3.

Geophis fulvoguttatus

McCranie, J.R.; Wilson, L.D. 1991. Geophis fulvoguttatus Mertens and Micrurus browni Schmidt and Smith: additions to the snake fauna of Honduras. Amphibia-Reptilia 12(1): 112-114.

Mertens, R. 1952. Weitere neue Reptilien aus El Salvador. Zoologischer Anzeiger 149: 133-138.

Townsend, J.H.; Wilson, L.D. 2006. Geophis fulvoguttatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 839: 1-4.

Geophis godmani

Geophis hoffmanni

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Dunn, E.R. 1942. New or noteworthy snakes from Panama. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) 108: 1-8.

Dunn, E.R. 1947. Snakes of the Lérida Farm (Chiriqui Volcano, western Panamá). Copeia 1947: 153-157.

Goldberg, S.R. 2006. Natural history notes: Geophis hoffmanni (Hoffmann's Earth Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 37(3): 351.

Minton, S.A.; Smith, H.M. 1960. A new subspecies of Coniophanes fissidens and notes on Central American amphibians and reptiles. Herpetologica 16: 103-111.

Myers, C.W. 2003. Rare snakes - five new species from eastern Panama: reviews of northern Atractus and southern Geophis (Colubridae: Dipsadinae). American Museum Novitates 3391: 1-47.

Smith, H.M.; Smith, P.H. 1964. Range extension of a snake (Geophis) in Central America. Herpetologica 20: 72.

Wilson, L.D.; Myton, B.; Cruz, G. 1976. New distributional records for reptiles from Honduras. Herpetological Review 7(4): 179.

Geophis immaculatus

Downs, F.L. 1967. Intrageneric relationships among Colubrid snakes of the genus Geophis Wagler. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 131: 1-193.

Geophis incomptus

Duellman, W.E. 1959. Two new snakes, genus Geophis, from Michoacan, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 605: 1-9.

Geophis isthmicus

Smith, H.M. 1941. A new Geophis from Mexico. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 18: 49-55.

Geophis juarezi

Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2003. A new species of the Geophis dubius group (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Sierra de Juarez of Oaxaca, Mexico. Herpetologica 59(4): 572-585.

Geophis juliai

Perez-Higareda, G.; Smith, H.M.; Lopez-Luna, M.A. 2001. A new Geophis (Reptilia: Serpentes) from southern Veracruz, Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 37(2): 42-48.

Geophis laticinctus

Barragán-Vázquez, M. del R.; López-Luna, M.A.; Torres-Pérez, M.A. 2017. Geographic distribution: Geophis laticinctus (Mesa Central Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 48(1): 128.

Johnson, J.D. 1979. Taxonomic status and distribution of Geophis laticinctus (Colubridae) in southern Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 24(4): 698-701.

Smith, H.M.; Holland, R.L. 1969. Two new snakes of the genus Geophis from Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 72(1): 47-53.

Geophis laticollaris

Smith, H.M.; Lynch, J.D.; Altig, R. 1965. New and noteworthy herpetozoa from southern Mexico. Chicago Academy of Sciences Bulletin Natural History Miscellanea 180: 1-4.

Geophis latifrontalis

Dixon, J.R.; Thomas, R.A. 1974. A dichromatic population of the snake, Geophis latifrontalis, with comments on the status of Geophis semiannulatus. Journal of Herpetology 8(3): 271-273.

Hernández-Arciga, R.; Hernández, C.; López-Vidal, J.C.; Villegas-Ruiz, J.; Elizalde-Arellano, C. 2013. Nuevo registro de Geophis latifrontalis (Squamata: Colubridae) para el estado de Guanajuato, México. Acta Zoologica Mexicana Nueva Serie 29(3): 684-687.

Smith, H.M. 1941. A new Geophis from Mexico. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 18: 49-55.

Smith, H.M. 1942. A note on two Mexican species of Geophis. Copeia 1942: 259-200.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D.; Auth, D.L. 1998. A new apparent chromotype of the Potosi earth snake (Geophis l. latifrontalis). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 33(1): 8.

Geophis lorancai

Canseco-Márquez, L.; Pavón-Vázquez, C.J.; López-Luna, M.A.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2016. A new species of earth snake (Dipsadidae, Geophis) from Mexico. ZooKeys 610: 131–145.

Geophis maculiferus

Taylor, E.H. 1941. Herpetological miscellany. II. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 27(1): 105-139.

Geophis mutitorques

Cruz-Elizalde, R.; Berriozabal-Islas, C.; Hernández-Salinas, U.; Castillo-Cerón, J.; Ramírez-Bautista, A. 2012. Natural history notes: Geophis mutitorques (Highland Earth Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 43(1): 146-147.

Smith, H.M. 1941. A new Geophis from Mexico. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 18: 49-55.

Geophis nasalis

Stuart, L.C. 1941. Some new snakes from Guatemala. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 452: 1-7.

Geophis nephodrymus

Townsend, J.H. 2009. Morphological variation in Geophis nephodrymus (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on conservation of Geophis in eastern nuclear central America. Herpetologica 65(3): 292-302.

Townsend, J.H.; Wilson, L.D. 2006. A new species of snake of the Geophis dubius group (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from the Sierra de Omoa of northwestern Honduras. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(1): 150-159.

Geophis nigrocinctus

Duellman, W.E. 1959. Two new snakes, genus Geophis, from Michoacan, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 605: 1-9.

Flores-Villela, O.; Loeza-Corichi, A.; Perez-Nunez, A. 1995. Geographic distribution: Geophis nigrocinctus (Sierra Coalcoman Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 26(2): 109.

Geophis occabus

Pavón-Vázquez, C.J.; García-Vázquez, U.O.; Blancas-Hernández, J.C.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2011. A new species of the Geophis sieboldi group (Squamata: Colubridae) exhibiting color pattern polymorphism from Guerrero, Mexico. Herpetologica 67(3): 332-343.

Geophis omiltemanus

Davis, W.B.; Dixon, J.R. 1959. Snakes of the Chilpancingo region, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 72: 79-92.

Hardy, L.M. 1976. The chromosomes of a rare Mexican colubrid snake. Copeia 1976(1): 189-191.

Geophis petersii

Carmona-Torres, F.H.; González-Hernández, A.J. 2014. Geographic distribution: Geophis petersii (Peter's Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 45(2): 285.

Muñoz-Nolasco, F.J.; Cruz-Sáenz, D.; Rodriguez-Ruvalcaba, O.J.; Terrones-Ferreiro, I.E. 2015. Notes on the herpetofauna of western Mexico 12: herpetofauna of a temperate forest in Mazamitla, southeastern Jalisco, Mexico. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 50(4): 45-50.

Taylor, E.H. 1941. Herpetological miscellany. II. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 27(1): 105-139.

Geophis pyburni

Campbell, J.A.; Murphy, J.B. 1977. A new species of Geophis (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae) from the Sierra de Coalcoman, Michoacan, Mexico). Journal of Herpetology 11(3): 397-403.

Geophis rhodogaster

Goldberg, S.R. 2015. Natural history notes: Geophis rhodogaster (Rosebelly Earth Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 46(4): 644.

McCranie, J.R.; Castaneda, F.E. 2007. The colubrid snake Geophis rhodogaster (Cope) in Honduras. Herpetological Bulletin 99: 19.

Smith, E.N. 1995. Geophis rhodogaster (Colubridae), an addition to the snake fauna of Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 40(1): 123-124.

Geophis rostralis

Smith, H.M.; Pérez-Higaredo, G. 1991. Clara evidencia de la coespecificidad de Geophis dubius y Geophis rostralis (Reptilia: Serpentes). Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 3(2): 39-40.

Geophis russatus

Smith, H.M.; Williams, K.L. 1966. A new snake (Geophis) from Mexico. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 5: 90-92.

Geophis ruthveni

Werner, F. 1924. Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse 133: 29-56.

Geophis sallaei

Mata-Silva, V.; DeSantis, D.L.; García-Padilla, E.; Wilson, L.D.; Ramírez-Bautista, A. 2015. Distribution notes: Geophis sallei Boulenger, 1894. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(4): 549-550.

Smith, H.M. 1942. A note on two Mexican species of Geophis. Copeia 1942: 259-200.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 1992. A second locality for Geophis sallei (Reptilia: Serpentes). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 28(1): 16-18.

Geophis sanniolus

Henderson, R.W.; Hoevers, L.G.; Wilson, L.D. 1977. A new species of Sibon (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae) from Belize, Central America. Journal of Herpetology 11(1): 77-79.

Kofron, C.P. 1983. Female reproductive cycle of the Neotropical snail-eating snake Sibon sanniola in northern Yucatan, Mexico. Copeia 1983(4): 963-969.

Köhler, G.; Cedeño-Vázquez, J.R.; Till, K.; Beutelspacher-García, P.M. 2016. The Chetumal Snake Census: generating biological data from road-killed snakes. Part 2. Dipsas brevifacies, Sibon sanniolus, and Tropidodipsas sartorii. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(3): 689-705.

McCoy, C.J. 1986. Results of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Expeditions to Belize. 1. Systematic status and geographic distribution of Sibon neilli (Reptilia, Serpentes). Annals of the Carnegie Museum 55(6): 117-123.

Olson, R.E. 1986. Geographic distribution: Sibon sanniola. Herpetological Review 17(3): 67.

Geophis sartorii

Cage, M.; Vought, S.; Vought, J.; Nelson, J. 2018. Natural history notes: Tropidodipsas sartorii. Aberrant pattern. Herpetological Review 49(2): 360.

Campos-Rodríguez, J.I.; Pérez-Valera, B.; Evaristo-Aguilar, L.E.; Elizalde-Arellano, C.; López-Vidal, J.C.; Hernández-Arciga, R. 2010. Registros notables de reptiles para Guanajuato, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 81(1): 203-204.

Dunn, E.R.; Stuart, L.C. 1951. Comments on some recent restrictions of type localities of certain South and Central American amphibians and reptiles. Copeia 1951(1): 55-61.

Fernández-Badillo, L.; Sánchez-Martínez, G.; Goyenechea, I. 2016. Distribution notes: Tropidodipsas sartorii (Cope, 1863). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(4): 1061.

Goldberg, S.R. 2017. Natural history notes: Tropidodipsas sartorii (Terrestrial Snail Sucker). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 48(4): 869.

Hidalgo, H. 1981. Additions to the reptile fauna of El Salvador. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 84(1): 55-58.

Iturbe-Morgado, J.C.; Torres-Angeles, F. 2016. Distribution notes: Tropidodipsas sartorii Cope, 1863. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(1): 201.

Kofron, C.P. 1988. Systematics of neotropical gastropod-eating snakes: the sartorii group of the genus Sibon. Amphibia-Reptilia 9: 145-168.

Köhler, G.; Cedeño-Vázquez, J.R.; Till, K.; Beutelspacher-García, P.M. 2016. The Chetumal Snake Census: generating biological data from road-killed snakes. Part 2. Dipsas brevifacies, Sibon sanniolus, and Tropidodipsas sartorii. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(3): 689-705.

Liner, E.A. 1970. Changes in the name and generic status of the Mexican snake Chersodromus annulatus Zweifel (Colubridae). Copeia 1970: 786-787.

McCranie, J.R.; Solís, J.M. 2013. Additions to the amphibians and reptiles of Parque Nacional Pico Bonito, Honduras, with an updated nomenclatural list. Herpetology Notes 6: 239-243.

Medina-Flores, M.; Townsend, J.H. 2016. Geographic distribution: Tropidodipsas sartorii (Terrestrial Snail Sucker). Herpetological Review 47(2): 266-267.

Neill, W.T.; Allen, E.R. 1961. Colubrid snakes (Tantilla, Thamnophis, Tropidodipsas) from British Honduras and nearby areas. Herpetologica 17: 90-98.

Ramirez-Hernandez, A.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2001. Natural history notes: Sibon sartorii sartorii (Sartor's Snail Sucker). Predation. Herpetological Review 32(4): 264-265.

Savage, J.M.; Bolanos, F. 2009. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica: additions and nomenclatural revisions. Zootaxa 2005: 1-23.

Scott, N.J. 1967. The colubrid snake, Tropidodipsas annulifera, with reference to the status of Geatractus, Exelencophis, Chersodromus annulatus, and Tropidodipsas malacodryas. Copeia 1967: 280-287.

Torres-Angeles, F.; Hernández-Melo, J.A.; Zepéda-Hernández, Z.K. 2017. Distribution notes: Tropidodipsas sartorii Cope, 1863. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(2): 478-479.

Villa, J.D. 1971. Notes on some Nicaraguan reptiles. Journal of Herpetology 5: 45-48.

Zweifel, R.G. 1954. A new species of Chersodromus from Mexico. Herpetologica 10: 17-19.

Geophis semidoliatus

Goldberg, S.R. 2006. Natural history notes: Geophis semidoliatus (Coral Earth Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 37(3): 351.

Vázquez-Vega, L.F.; Canseco-Márquez, L.; Acosta-Sánchez, M.M.; Flores-Villela, O. 2016. Distribution notes: Geophis semidoliatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(2): 514-515.

Geophis talamancae

Lips, K.R.; Savage, J.M. 1994. A new fossorial snake of the genus Geophis (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107(2): 410-416.

Geophis tarascae

Dixon, J.R. 1968. Notes on the snake genus Geophis, from Nevado de Colima, Jalisco, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 13: 452-454.

Hartweg, N. 1959. A new colubrid snake of the genus Geophis from Michoacan. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 601: 1-5.

Reyes-Velasco, J.; Grünwald, C.I.; Jones, J.M. 2010. Geographic distribution: Geophis tarascae (Tarascan Earth Snake). Herpetological Review 41(1): 109-110.

Geophis tectus

Savage, J.M.; Watling, J.I. 2008. Not so rare snakes: a revision of the Geophis sieboldi group (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in lower Central America and Colombia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153(3): 561-599.

Geophis turbidus

Cruz-Elizalde, R.; Ramírez-Bautista, A.; Lara-Tufiño, D. 2015. New record of the snake Geophis turbidus (Squamata: Dipsadidae) from Hidalgo, Mexico, with annotations of a juvenile specimen. Check List 11(4)(Article 1724): 1-6.

Pavón-Vázquez, C.J.; Canséco-Márquez, L.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2013. A new species in the Geophis dubius group (Squamata: Colubridae) from northern Puebla, Mexico. Herpetologica 69(3): 358-370.