Chersodromus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.
| Chersodromus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Chersodromus Reinhardt, 1861 |
Species
editThe genus Chersodromus contains four species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Chersodromus australis Canseco-Márquez, Ramírez-González & Campbell, 2018
- Chersodromus liebmanni Reinhardt, 1861 – Liebmann's earth runner
- Chersodromus nigrum Canseco-Márquez, Ramírez-González & Campbell, 2018
- Chersodromus rubriventris (Taylor, 1949) – redbelly earth runner
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chersodromus.
Etymology
editThe specific name, liebmanni, is in honor of Danish botanist Frederik Michael Liebmann.[2]
References
edit- ^ Genus Chersodromus at The Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chersodromus liebmanni, p. 158).
Further reading
edit- Reinhardt J (1861). "Herpetologiske Meddelelser. II. Beskrivelser af nogle nye til Calamariernes Familie henhörende Slanger ". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 22: 229–246. (Chersodromus, new genus, pp. 242–243; C. liebmanni, new species, pp. 243–245). (in Danish and Latin).