Chersodromus

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.

Species

The genus Chersodromus contains four species which are recognized as being valid.

• Chersodromus australis Canseco-Márquez, Ramírez-González & Campbell, 2018
• Chersodromus liebmanni Reinhardt, 1861 – Liebmann's earth runner
• Chersodromus nigrum Canseco-Márquez, Ramírez-González & Campbell, 2018
• Chersodromus rubriventris (Taylor, 1949) – redbelly earth runner

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chersodromus.

References

Further reading

• Reinhardt J (1861). "Herpetologiske Meddelelser. II. Beskrivelser af nogle nye til Calamariernes Familie henhörende Slanger ". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 22: 229–246. (Chersodromus, new genus, pp. 242–243; C. liebmanni, new species, pp. 243–245). (in Danish and Latin).