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Genus of snakes

Chapinophis xanthocheilus
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Chapinophis
Campbell & Smith, 1998
Species: C. xanthocheilus
Binomial name
Chapinophis xanthocheilus
Campbell & Smith, 1998

Chapinophis xanthocheilus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae . It is endemic to Guatemala, and has only been found in the cloud forests of the Sierra de las Minas range. This species is the only member of the monotypic genus Chapinophis.

References

  1. ^ Johnson, J.; Acevedo, M.; Stafford, P.; Campbell, J.; Ariano-Sánchez, D. (2013). "Chapinophis xanthocheilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T29481A2790420. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T29481A2790420.en.
  2. Reptarium. "Chapinophis xanthocheilus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. ^ Campbell, Jonathan A.; Eric N. Smith (1998). "A new genus and species of colubrid snake from the Sierra de las Minas of Guatemala". Herpetologica. 54 (2): 207–220. JSTOR 3893427.
Taxon identifiers
Chapinophis xanthocheilus
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