Chironius laurenti
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| Chironius laurenti | |
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| Chironius laurenti in the Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Chironius |
| Species: | C. laurenti |
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| Chironius laurenti | |
Chironius laurenti is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Bolivia and Brazil. The species was named in honor of Raymond Laurent.[2]: 141
C. laurenti belongs to the genus Chironius (commonly known as sipos or savanes) in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species was first described in 1993 by the herpetologists James R. Dixon, John A. Wiest, Jr., and José M. Cei. The type specimens were recovered from the Mamoré River of Beni, Bolivia. The species is named after Belgian herpetologist Raymond Laurent.[2][3]