Chironius brazili
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Chironius |
| Species: | C. brazili
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Chironius brazili is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, brazili, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Vital Brazil.[2]
References
- ^ Chironius brazili 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 brazili, p. 37).
Further reading
- 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).