Geophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus Geophis are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes (Spanish: culebra minera or culebra minadora). The genus consists of 53 distinct species. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. Geophis annuliferus – western snail-eating snake Geophis anocularis – culebra minera de Sierra Mije Geophis bellus Geophis berillus Geophis betaniensis Geophis bicolor – culebra minera del Altiplano Geophis blanchardi – culebra minera de Blanchard Geophis brachycephalus Geophis cancellatus – culebra miners de Chiapas Geophis cansecoi Geophis carinosus – culebra minera aquillada Geophis chalybeus – culebra minera veracruzana Geophis championi Geophis damiani Geophis downsi – Down's earth snake, Savage's earth snake Geophis dubius – culebra minera de la Mesa del Sur Geophis duellmani – culebra minera de Sierra de Juárez Geophis dugesii – culebra minera de Chihuahua Geophis dunni Geophis fulvoguttatus Geophis godmani Geophis hoffmanni Geophis immaculatus – culebra minera inmaculada Geophis incomptus – culebra minera de Sierra Coacolman Geophis isthmicus – culebra minera de Tehuantepec Geophis juarezi Geophis juliai Geophis laticinctus – culebra minera de la Mesa Central Geophis laticollaris Geophis latifrontalis – culebra minera potosina Geophis lorancai Geophis maculiferus – culebra minera michoacana Geophis mutitorques – culebra minera de tierras altas Geophis nasalis – culebra minera del café Geophis nephodrymus Geophis nigroalbus Geophis nigrocinctus – culebra minera rayas negras Geophis occabus Geophis omiltemanus – culebra minera guerrerense Geophis petersii Geophis pyburni – culebra minadora de Pyburn Geophis rhodogaster Geophis rostralis Geophis ruthveni Geophis sallaei – culebra minadora de Sallé Geophis sanniolus Geophis sartorii Geophis semidoliatus – culebra minadora coralillo Geophis sieboldi – culebra minadora de Siebold Geophis talamancae Geophis tarascae – culebra minadora tarasca Geophis tectus Geophis turbidus Geophis zeledoni Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Geophis. References Further reading Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Geophis, pp. 314–315). Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus Geophis, pp. 69, 70, 98). Wagler J (1830). Natürliches system der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur