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54 Vázquez-Díaz, J. et. al. 1999. Geographic distribution: Rhadinaea hesperia. Herpetological Review 30(4):236. Vázquez-Díaz, J., Quintero, D. and Gustavo, E. 2005. Anfibios y Reptiles de Aguascalientes [2nd ed.]. Conabio, Ciema:318 pp. Villa, J., Wilson, L. D. and Johnson, J. D. 1988. Middle American Herpetology - A Bibliographic Checklist. University of Missouri Press. Walley, H. D. 1998. Rhadinaea flavilata. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (699):1-5. Whiteman, H. H., Mills, T. M., Scott, D. E. and Gibbons, J. W. Australasian Journal of Herpetology Australasian Journal of Herpetology Publishes original research in printed form in relation to reptiles, other fauna and related matters in a peer reviewed journal for permenant public scientific record, and has a global audience. Full details at: http://www.herp.net Online journals (this issue) appear a month after hard copy publication. Minimum print run of first printings is always at least fifty hard copies. 1995. Confirmation of a range extension for the pine woods snake (Rhadinaea flavilata). Herpetological Review 26(3):158. Zaher, H., Grazziotin, F. G., Cadle, J. E., Murphy, R. W., de Moura-Leite, J. C. and Bonatto, S. L. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 49 (São Paulo) (11):115-153. Zaldivar-Riverón, A. and Pérez-Ramos, E. 2001. Geographic distribution. Rhadinaea taeniata aemula. Herpetological Review 32(3):196. Available online at www.herp.net Copyright- Kotabi Publishing - All rights reserved ISSN 1836-5698 (Print) ISSN 1836-5779 (Online) Hoser 2012 - Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13:47-54.
Hoser 2012 - Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13:55-60. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 55 Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13:55-60. Published 30 June 2012. INTRODUCTION The Black-striped Snakes are found from the southern United States through Central America to Peru. Originally placed in Coluber, the genus Coniophanes was erected Hallowell in Cope, 1860. Various synonyms were used to describe these snakes in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s including, Tachymenis (now used for other snakes), Taeniophis (a genus name which was the same as a genus for fish), Erythrolamprus (now used for other snakes), Glaphyrophis (now used for other snakes), Homalopsis (now used for other snakes), Hydrops (now used for other snakes) and Dromicus (now used for other snakes). Available online at www.herp.net Copyright- Kotabi Publishing - All rights reserved ISSN 1836-5698 (Print) ISSN 1836-5779 (Online) A Division of Central American Snake genera, Coniophanes Hallowell in Cope, 1860 into six subgenera and Conophis Peters, 1860 into two genera (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Raymond T. Hoser 488 Park Road, Park Orchards, Victoria, 3134, Australia. Phone: +61 3 9812 3322 Fax: 9812 3355 E-mail: viper007@live.com.au Received 14 March 2012, Accepted 15 May 2012, Published 30 June 2012. ABSTRACT The black-striped snakes of North, Central and South America have had a relatively stable taxonomic history at the genus level. The genus Coniophanes Hallowell in Cope, 1860 has been well accepted by herpetologists since being defined. Notwithstanding this, six divergent and well-defined species groups are known. To better identify them, six subgenera are erected and defined to accommodate them according to the Zoological Code. The available names are Coniophanes for the fissidens species group and Hydrocalamus Cope, 1885 for the quinquevittatus group. The four newly named subgenera are, Smythserpens gen.nov., Cottonserpens gen.nov., Laidlawserpens gen.nov. and Daraninserpens gen.nov.. Relatively recent studies into the genus Conophis Peters, 1860 has seen species removed from this genus and placed elsewhere (e.g. Hoge 1958 and Villa 1971). Further to this, the most divergent member of the genus and type species C. vittatus Peters, 1860 is left in the genus and the others are placed in a new subgenus Whittonserpens gen. nov.. Keywords: Coniophanes; Conophis; Hydrocalamus; Smythserpens; Cottonserpens; Laidlawserpens; Daraninserpens; Whittonserpens; new subgenera; taxonomy; snake; colubrid. Hydrocalamus Cope, 1885 was barely used by anyone except Cope himself, but has now been resurrected herein for a subgenus as indicated below. The number of described species within what has been generally called Coniophanes has steadily increased to 17 recognized forms as of the current date. Notwithstanding this steady increase in species number, there have been no attempts for many years to split the genus in any way, due to several factors, the most obvious being the morphological similarities of relevant species. Furthermore a number of major studies published in the latter part of the 1900’s looked into these snakes and failed to make
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