Chironius

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Colubroidea
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Chironius
Species: C. bicarinatus - C. carinatus - C. exoletus - C. flavolineatus - C. fuscus - C. grandisquamis - C. laevicollis - C. laurenti - C. monticola - C. multiventris - C. quadricarinatus - C. scurrulus - C. vincenti

Name

Chironius Fitzinger, 1826

Type species: Coluber carinatus Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae 10: 223

Synonyms

* Chironius Fitzinger, 1826
* Erpetodryas Boie, 1826
* Herpetodryas Wagler, 1830
* Macrops Wagler, 1830
* Hylophis Fitzinger, 1843
* Phyllosira Cope, 1862

References

* Fitzinger, 1826. Neue Class. der Rept.: 31.
* Chironius at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 August 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Sipos

Chironius is a genus of New World colubrid snakes, commonly called sipos (from the Portuguese word cipó for the liana), savanes, or sometimes vine snakes.

Species

* Chironius bicarinatus - Two-headed Sipo (Wied, 1820)
* Chironius carinatus - Machete Savane (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Chironius exoletus - Linnaeus' Sipo (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Chironius flavolineatus - Boettger's Sipo (Boettger, 1885)
* Chironius fuscus - Brown Sipo (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Chironius grandisquamis - Ecuador Sipo (Peters, 1869)
* Chironius laevicollis - Brazilian Sipo (Wied, 1824)
* Chironius laurenti (Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993)
* Chironius monticola - Mountain Sipo (Roze, 1952)
* Chironius multiventris - Long-tailed Machete Savane (Schmidt & Walker, 1943)
* Chironius quadricarinatus (Boie, 1827)
* Chironius scurrulus - Smooth Machete Savane (Wagler, 1824)
* Chironius vincenti - St. Vincent Blacksnake - (Boulenger, 1891)

Conservation status

The St. Vincent Blacksnake, Chironius vincenti is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List due to its extremely limited range on the Island of St. Vincent.

References

* Genus Chironius at The Reptile Database
* IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Chironius vincenti