Chironius
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| Chironius bicarinatus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Chironius Fitzinger, 1826 |
Chironius is a genus of New World colubrid snakes, commonly called sipos (from the Portuguese word cipó for liana), savanes, or sometimes vine snakes.
[edit] Species
- Chironius bicarinatus (Wied, 1820) - Two-headed sipo
- Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - machete savane
- Chironius challenger Kok, 2010
- Chironius exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Linnaeus' sipo
- Chironius flavolineatus (Boettger, 1885) - Boettger's sipo
- Chironius foveatus Bailey, 1955
- Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) - brown sipo
- Chironius grandisquamis (Peters, 1869) - Ecuador sipo
- Chironius laevicollis (Wied, 1824) - Brazilian sipo
- Chironius laurenti Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993
- Chironius monticola Roze, 1952 - mountain sipo
- Chironius multiventris Schmidt & Walker, 1943 - long-tailed machete savane
- Chironius quadricarinatus (F. Boie, 1827)
- Chironius scurrulus (Wagler, 1824) - smooth machete savane
- Chironius septentrionalis Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993
- Chironius vincenti (Boulenger, 1891) - St. Vincent blacksnake
[edit] Conservation status
The St. Vincent Blacksnake, Chironius vincenti is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List due to its extremely limited range on the Island of St. Vincent.
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