| Chironius brazili | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Chironius |
| Species: | C. brazili |
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| Chironius brazili Hamdan & Fernandes, 2015 | |
Chironius brazili is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, brazili, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Vital Brazil.
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).
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