- Saint Vincent Blacksnake
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Saint Vincent blacksnake Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Chironius Species: C. vincenti Binomial name Chironius vincenti
(Boulenger, 1891)Synonyms The Saint Vincent blacksnake (Chironius vincenti) is a species of colubrid snake.
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Geographic range
It is endemic to Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Description
It can grow to lengths in excess of a meter (40 inches). It is slate black, with a paler mouth and ventral surface.
Habitat
It is probably restricted to habitats at elevations between 150 and 330 m (about 500-1,100 feet).
References
- ^ Schwartz, A. and R. Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh. 216 pp.
- Boulenger, G.A. 1891. On reptiles, batrachians, and fishes from the lesser West Indies. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1891:351-357.
- Henderson, R. (1996.), Chironius vincenti, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/4672/all, retrieved 28 July 2007
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 101, 103, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
Data related to Chironius vincenti at Wikispecies- Chironius vincenti at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Chironius vincenti at the Reptile Database
Categories:- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Chironius
- Reptiles of the Caribbean
- Fauna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Animals described in 1891
- Colubrids stubs
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stubs
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