Chironius exoletus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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 exoletus
Name

Chironius exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type locality: “Indiis”
Holotype: ZMUU 135
Original combination: Coluber exoletus

Synonyms

Natrix exoleta (Linnaeus) - Laurenti, 1768
Coluber carinatus (not of Linnaeus) - Merrem, 1820
Coluber pyrrhopogon Wied, 1824
Tyria exoleta (Linnaeus) - Fitzinger, 1826
Erpetodryas exoletus (Linnaeus) - Boie, 1826
Herpetodryas exoletus (Linnaeus) - Wagler, 1830
Herpetodryas carinatus (not of Linnaeus) - Cope, 1868
Zaocys tornieri Werner, 1896: 15
Ptyas tornieri - Wall, 1923
Chironius carinatus (not of Linnaeus) - Amaral, 1931
Chironius pyrrhopogon (Wied) - Bailey, 1955
Chironius cochranae Hoge & Romano, 1969
Chironius exoletus (Linnaeus) - Hoge, Romano, & Cordeiro, 1978
Chironius exoletus — Vanzolini in Peters & Orejas Miranda, 1986: 5
Chironius exoletus — Starace, 1998: 146
Chironius exoletus — Kornacker, 1999: 71

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.
Starace, Fausto 1998. Guide des Serpents et Amphisbènes de Guyane. IBIS Rouge Editions, Guadeloupe, Guyane, 450 pp.
Kornacker, P.M. 1999. Checklist and key to the snakes of Venezuela. PaKo-Verlag, Rheinbach, Germany, 270 pp.
Chironius exoletus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 August 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Linnaeus' Sipo

Chironius exoletus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as Linnaeus' Sipo.
Geographic range

The snake is found in South America and Central America.
References

Species Chironius exoletus at The Reptile Database