Coniophanes piceivittis Cope, 1870 is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Coniophanes piceivittis Cope, 1870

Coniophanes piceivittis Cope, 1870

Coniophanes piceivittis, Cope's black-striped snake, is a small oviparous colubrid endemic to Mexico and Central America.

Family
Genus
Coniophanes
Order
Class
Squamata

About Coniophanes piceivittis Cope, 1870

Coniophanes piceivittis Cope, 1870, commonly called Cope's black-striped snake, is a small snake species. It belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae within the family Colubridae. This species is endemic to Central America and Mexico, where it inhabits a wide variety of habitats. Its confirmed geographic range includes Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, and Nicaragua. Cope's black-striped snake reproduces via oviparity.

Photo: (c) Wouter Beukema, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wouter Beukema · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Coniophanes

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