Saint Vincent blacksnake | |
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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. vincenti
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Binomial name | |
Chironius vincenti (
Boulenger, 1891)
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Synonyms [2] | |
The Saint Vincent blacksnake (Chironius vincenti), also commonly known as the Saint Vincent coachwhip, the San Vincent racer, and Vincent's sipo, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
C. vincenti is endemic to Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [3]
The specific name, vincenti, refers to the island of Saint Vincent. [4]
C. vincenti can grow to lengths in excess of a meter (40 inches). It is slate black, with a paler mouth and ventral surface.[ citation needed]
The preferred natural habitat of C. vincenti is forest, at elevations of 275–600 m (902–1,969 ft). [1]