Chapinophis

Genus of snakes


title: "Chapinophis" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["colubrinae", "reptiles-of-guatemala", "endemic-fauna-of-guatemala", "monotypic-snake-genera", "reptiles-described-in-1998"] description: "Genus of snakes" topic_path: "general/colubrinae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapinophis" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of snakes ::

| name = Chapinophis xanthocheilus | image = | status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | genus = Chapinophis | parent_authority = Campbell & Smith, 1998 | species = xanthocheilus | authority = Campbell & Smith, 1998 | synonyms =

Chapinophis xanthocheilus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae . It is endemic to Guatemala, and has only been found in the cloud forests of the Sierra de las Minas range. This species is the only member of the monotypic genus Chapinophis.

References

References

  1. Johnson, J.. (2013). "''Chapinophis xanthocheilus''".
  2. Reptarium. "''Chapinophis xanthocheilus''". The Reptile Database.
  3. Campbell, Jonathan A.. (1998). "A new genus and species of colubrid snake from the Sierra de las Minas of Guatemala". Herpetologica.

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