Saint Vincent blacksnake

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.

Saint Vincent blacksnake
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Chironius
Species:	C. vincenti
Binomial name
Chironius vincenti (Boulenger, 1891)
Synonyms[2]
Herpetodryas carinatus var. vincenti Boulenger, 1891 Herpetodryas vincenti — Barbour, 1914 Chironius vincenti — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975

Geographic range

C. vincenti is endemic to Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name, vincenti, refers to the island of Saint Vincent.^[4]

Description

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]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. vincenti is forest, at elevations of 275–600 m (902–1,969 ft).^[1]