Chironius carinatus

Chironius carinatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Chironius
Species: Chironius carinatus
Subspecies: C. c. carinatus – C. c. flavopictus – C. c. spixi

Name

• Chironius carinatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Type locality: “Indiis”
  • Holotype: NRM 33 ?
  • Original combination: Coluber carinatus

Synonyms

• Coluber (Chironius) Donndorff, 1798: 209
• Chironius carinatus - Fitzinger, 1826
• Herpetodryas carinatus — Boulenger, 1886: 433
• Herpetodryas carinatus — Boulenger, 1894: 73
• Zaocys tornieri Werner, 1896: 15
• Chironius carinatus — Ruthven, 1922: 65
• Chironius carinatus — Duellman, 1978: 231
• Chironius carinatus — Gorzula & Señaris, 1999

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 223. Reference page. 
• Ruthven, A. G. 1922. The amphibians and reptiles of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Univ. Michigan Mus. Zool., Misc. Publ. (8): 70 pp.
• Gorzula Stefan & Senaris J. Celsa, 1999. In: Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana. I: a data base. Scientia Guaianae, Caracas, No. 8 [1998], 269+ pp.; ISBN 980-6020-48-0.
• Chironius carinatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Sipo, Machete savane, Amazon whipsnake
português: Acutimbóia
українська: Зіпо кілевата

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