| Saint Vincent blacksnake | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Chironius |
| Species: | C. vincenti |
| Binomial name | |
| Chironius vincenti (Boulenger, 1891) |
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| Synonyms | |
The Saint Vincent blacksnake (Chironius vincenti) is a species of colubrid snake.
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It is endemic to Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
It can grow to lengths in excess of a meter (40 inches). It is slate black, with a paler mouth and ventral surface.
It is probably restricted to habitats at elevations between 150 and 330 m (about 500-1,100 feet).