| Chersodromus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Chersodromus Reinhardt, 1861 |
Chersodromus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.
The genus Chersodromus contains four species which are recognized as being valid. [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chersodromus.
The specific name, liebmanni, is in honor of Danish botanist Frederik Michael Liebmann. [2]
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Johannes Theodor Reinhardt was a Danish zoologist and herpetologist. The son of Johannes Christopher Hagemann Reinhardt.
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