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| name = machete savane
| image = Chironius carinatus, the Amazon Whipsnake.jpg
| image = Chironius carinatus, the Amazon Whipsnake.jpg
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Arredondo, J.C. |author2=Caicedo, J.R. |author3=Gutierrez, P. |author4=Rivas, G. |author5=Gonzales, L. |author6=Hoogmoed, M.S. |author7=Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. |author8=Gagliardi, G. |author9=Nogueira, C. de C. |author10=Murphy, J. |year=2021 |title=''Chironius carinatus'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T44580082A44580089 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44580082A44580089.en |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>
| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
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| genus = Chironius
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| species = carinatus
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| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| subordo = [[Serpentes]]
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| synonyms = *''Coluber carinatus'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]</small>
| familia = [[Colubridae]]
*''Herpetodryas carinatus'' <small>[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1894</small>
| subfamilia = [[Colubrinae]]
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| genus = ''[[Chironius]]''
| species = '''''C. carinatus'''''
| binomial = ''Chironius carinatus''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)
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| synonyms = ''Coluber carinatus'' [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758<br>''Herpetodryas carinatus'' [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1894
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'''''Chironius carinatus''''', commonly known as the '''machete savane''', is a very large, but slender [[colubrid]] [[snake]]. It is a non[[Venom|venomous]] snake, also distinguished by its pacifistic nature.
'''''Chironius carinatus''''', commonly known as the '''Amazon coachwhip''', is a long and slender, nonvenomous [[colubrid]] [[snake]].


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the regions of [[Colombia]], northern [[Brazil]], [[Costa Rica]], eastern [[Venezuela]], and [[Trinidad and Tobago]].
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the regions of [[Colombia]], northern [[Brazil]], [[Costa Rica]], eastern [[Venezuela]], northern [[Suriname]], [[Guyana]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]].


==Description==
==Description==
''Chironius carinatus'' may grow to 3 m (9.8 feet) in total length. Body color can range from brown to deep yellow or gold, with the tail being generally darker than the body. The belly is often a bright shade of yellow or orange. In most specimens, body scales have lightly colored centers with darker edges. A light colored stripe runs down the length of the body, fading at the tail. The dorsal scales are in 12 rows.<ref>[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger, G.A.]] 1894. ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume II''. London. pp. 73-75.</ref>
''Chironius carinatus'' may grow to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length. Their body color can range from brown to deep yellow or gold, with the tail being generally darker than the body. The belly is often a bright shade of yellow or orange. In most specimens, body scales have lightly colored centers with darker edges. A light colored stripe runs down the length of the body, fading at the tail. The dorsal scales are in 12 rows.<ref>[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger, G.A.]] 1894. ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume II''. London. pp. 73-75.</ref>


== Diet ==
== Diet ==
It feeds on [[frog]]s (especially [[Hylidae|hylid]]s), [[lizard]]s, [[mouse|mice]] and [[bird]]s.<ref>[https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Chironius_carinatus%20-%20Machete%20Savane.pdf Chironius carinatus (Machete Savane)] The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://herpetologytt.blogspot.com/2017/07/machete-savane-chironius-carinatus.html | title=The Herpetology of Trinidad and Tobago: Machete Savane, Chironius carinatus (Family Colubridae) | date=9 July 2017 }}</ref>
It feeds on [[frog]]s, [[mouse|mice]] and [[bird]]s.


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{cite book | author=Boos, Hans E.A. | title=The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago | publisher=Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. | year=2001 |isbn=1-58544-116-3}}
{{cite book | author=Boos, Hans E.A. | title=The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago | publisher=Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. | year=2001 |isbn=1-58544-116-3}}

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[[Category:Chironius|carinatus]]
[[Category:Chironius|carinatus]]
[[Category:Reptiles of South America]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Colombia]]
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[[Category:Reptiles of Costa Rica]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Brazil]]
[[Category:Snakes of Brazil]]
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[[Category:Fauna of Guyana]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Guyana]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Guyana]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Guianas]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Guianas]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Venezuela]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Venezuela]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1758]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]


{{Colubrids-stub}}
{{Colubrinae-stub}}

Latest revision as of 18:23, 7 April 2024

Chironius carinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Chironius
Species:
C. carinatus
Binomial name
Chironius carinatus
Synonyms

Chironius carinatus, commonly known as the Amazon coachwhip, is a long and slender, nonvenomous colubrid snake.

Geographic range[edit]

It is endemic to the regions of Colombia, northern Brazil, Costa Rica, eastern Venezuela, northern Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.

Description[edit]

Chironius carinatus may grow to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length. Their body color can range from brown to deep yellow or gold, with the tail being generally darker than the body. The belly is often a bright shade of yellow or orange. In most specimens, body scales have lightly colored centers with darker edges. A light colored stripe runs down the length of the body, fading at the tail. The dorsal scales are in 12 rows.[2]

Diet[edit]

It feeds on frogs (especially hylids), lizards, mice and birds.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Arredondo, J.C.; Caicedo, J.R.; Gutierrez, P.; Rivas, G.; Gonzales, L.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Gagliardi, G.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Murphy, J. (2021). "Chironius carinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44580082A44580089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44580082A44580089.en. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume II. London. pp. 73-75.
  3. ^ Chironius carinatus (Machete Savane) The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago
  4. ^ "The Herpetology of Trinidad and Tobago: Machete Savane, Chironius carinatus (Family Colubridae)". 9 July 2017.

Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.

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