Chironius

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Chironius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata 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 the liana), savanes, or sometimes vine snakes.

[edit] Species

• Chironius bicarinatus (Wied, 1820)
• Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Chironius exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Chironius flavolineatus (Boettger, 1885)
• Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Chironius grandisquamis (Peters, 1869)
• Chironius laevicollis (Wied, 1824)
• Chironius laurenti (Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993)
• Chironius monticola (Roze, 1952)
• Chironius multiventris (Schmidt & Walker, 1943)
• Chironius quadricarinatus (Boie, 1827)
• Chironius scurrulus (Wagler, 1824)
• Chironius vincenti (Boulenger, 1891)

[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.

[edit] References

• Genus Chironius at the EMBL Reptile Database
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Chironius vincenti