Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Colubridae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Chionactis, Gyalopion, Ficimia, Leptodrymus, Hapsidophrys | ||
Chilomeniscus is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
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How to pronounce chilomeniscus
Geographic range
The genus Chilomeniscus is endemic to the extreme southwestern United States and adjacent extreme northwestern Mexico including the Baja California Peninsula.
Species
Two species are recognized as being valid.
Etymology
The specific name, savagei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.
References
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