Chironius spixii

Chironius spixii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Chironius
Species:	C. spixii
Binomial name
	Chironius spixii; (Hallowell, 1845)
Synonyms
	Coluber spixii ; Hallowell, 1845; Coluber pickeringii ; Hallowell, 1845; Chironius carinatus spixii ; (Hallowell, 1845);

Chironius spixii is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, spixii, is in honor of German biologist Johann Baptist von Spix.^[3]

Description

C. spixii may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.75 m (5.7 ft).^[2]

Geographic range

C. spixii is found in Colombia and Venezuela.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. spixii is forest or savanna at altitudes from near sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft), but it has also been found in plantations and pastures.^[1]

Behavior

C. spixii is semi-arboreal.^[1]^[2]

Diet

C. spixii preys predominately upon amphibians and lizards, but it may also eat small mammals.^[1]

Reproduction

C. spixii is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2017). "Chironius spixii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T68603427A68603437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T68603427A68603437.en. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Chironius spixii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2016.
^ 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 spixii, p. 250).

Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Chironius spixii, p. 92).
Hallowell E (1845). "Descriptions of Reptiles from South America, supposed to be New". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2: 241–247. (Coluber spixii, new species, p. 241; Coluber pickeringii, new species, p. 242).
Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.
Torres-Carvajal O, Echevarría LY, Lobos SE, Kok PJR (2018). "Phylogeny, diversity and biogeography of Neotropical sipo snakes (Serpentes: Colubrinae: Chironius)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 130: 315–329.

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[iucn-1] Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2017). "Chironius spixii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T68603427A68603437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T68603427A68603437.en. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[RDB-2] Chironius spixii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2016.

[3] 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 spixii, p. 250).

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