Chironius scurrulus

Chironius scurrulus

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 scurrulus

Name

Chironius scurrulus (Wagler, 1824)

Type locality: “probably Rio Japura, Brazil”.

Lectotype: ZSM 2628/0, male.

Synonyms

• Natrix scurrula Wagler, 1824: 24
• Coluber scurrula (Wagler) - Wagler, 1830
• Dendrophis viridis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Herpetodryas fuscus (not of Linnaeus) - Günther, 1859
• Herpetodryas carinatus var. scurrula (Wagler) - Jan, 1863
• Herpetodryas holochlorus Cope, 1876
• Chironius cinnamomeus (not of Wagler) - Hoge, 1960
• Chironius scurrulus (Wagler) - Hoge, 1964: 72
• Chironius barrioi Donoso-Barros, 1969
• Herpetodryas holochloris (Cope) - Malnate, 1971
• Chironius scurrulus — Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970: 61
• Chironius scurrulus — Gasc & Rodrigues, 1980
• Chironius scurrulus — Gorzula & Señaris, 1999

References

• Wagler, J. 1824. Serpentum Brasiliensium species novae, ou histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens. In: Jean de Spix, Animalia nova sive species novae. Monaco, Typis Franc. Seraph. Hübschmanni, vii + 75 pp.
• Hoge, Alphonse Richard, 1964. Mem. Inst. Butantan, 30 [1960-1962]: 53, 59, 68.
• 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 scurrulus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Wagler's Sipo