Coronelaps is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Coronelaps lepidus.[2] It is also known as the Minas Gerais snake or crowned burrowing snake.

Coronelaps
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Coronelaps
Lema & Deiques, 2010
Species:
C. lepidus
Binomial name
Coronelaps lepidus
(Reinhardt, 1861)

It is endemic to Brazil.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z; da Costa, T.B.G. (2019). "Coronelaps lepidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15158719A123740029. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Coronelaps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ Coronelaps lepidus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.