Chapinophis xanthocheilus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae .[1][2] It is endemic to Guatemala, and has only been found in the cloud forests of the Sierra de las Minas range.[1][3] This species is the only member of the monotypic genus Chapinophis.[1][3]

Chapinophis xanthocheilus
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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.