Chironius foveatus

Chironius foveatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Chironius
Species: Chironius foveatus

Name

Chironius foveatus Bailey, 1955

  • Holotype: MNRJ 1840, adult ♂, collected by V. Rosa.
  • Type locality: “Rio Fortuna, Ilhéus, Bahia”, Brazil.

Combinations

  • Chironius foveatus Bailey, 1955: 10 [original combination]
  • Chironius multiventris foveatus — Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993: 164 [subsquent combination, reduced to subspecies]
  • Chironius foveatus — Hollis, 2006: 445 [subsequent combination, restored to species]

Native distribution areas

  • Brazil: Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina.

References

Primary references

  • Silveira, A.L., Prudente, A.L. da C., Argôlo , A.J.S., Abrahão, C.R., Nogueira, C. de C., Strüssmann , C., Loebmann, D., Barbo, F.E., Franco, F.L., Costa, G.C., de Moura, G.J.B., Zaher, H. el D., Borges-Martins, M., Martins, M.R.C., Oliveira , M.E., Hoogmoed, M.S., Marques, O.A.V., Passos, P.G.H., Bérnils, R.S., Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A., Sawaya, R.J. & da Costa, T.B.G. 2019. IUCN: Chironius foveatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T96105025A123737762. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T96105025A123737762.en. Accessed on 01 November 2022.

Vernacular names

  • English: Coastal Sipo