Chironius spixii

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Chironius
Species: Chironius spixii

Name

Chironius spixii (Hallowell, 1845)

Holotype: ANSP 5641.

Synonyms

• Chironius carinatus spixi (Hallowell, 1845)
• Coluber Spixii Hallowell, 1845: 241
• Coluber pickeringii Hallowell, 1845: 242
• Chironius carinatus spixii — Markezich, 2002
• Chironius spixi — Hollis, 2006

References

• Hallowell, E. 1845. Descriptions of reptiles from South America, supposed to be new. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 2: 241–247.
• Markezich, A. L. 2002. New distribution records of reptiles from Western Venezuela. Herpetological Review, 33 (1): 69–74.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chironius spixii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Spix Sipo