Chironius whipala

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 whipala

Name

Chironius whipala Quinteros-Muñoz, Gómez-Murillo, Camacho-Badani, Aguayo, Carpio-Real, Pérez, Marca, Gonzales & Torres-Carvajal, 2024: 59

• Holotype: MHNC-R 3099, adult ♂, collected by Rene Carpio-Real on 21 February 2021.
• Type locality: “Chaquisacha, Carrasco National Park, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia (17°24’24.42”S, 65°15’34.88”W, 1,337 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Quinteros-Muñoz, O., Gómez-Murillo, P., Camacho-Badani, T., Aguayo, R., Carpio-Real, R., Pérez, E., Marca, B., Gonzales, L. & Torres-Carvajal, O. 2024. A new species of Sipo Snake, Chironius (Serpentes: Colubridae), from the Yungas of Bolivia. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 18(1&2): 58–67 (e333). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Whipala Sipos