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Chironius brazili

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Chironius brazili
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Chironius
Species:
C. brazili
Binomial name
Chironius brazili

Chironius brazili is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, brazili, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Vital Brazil.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chironius brazili at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chironius brazili, p. 37).

Further reading

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  • Hamdan B, Fernandes DS (2015). "Taxonomic revision of Chironius flavolineatus (Jan, 1863) with description of a new species (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Zootaxa 4012: 97–119. (Chironius brazili, new species).