Chironius challenger KOK, 2010
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Chironius challenger
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | |
| Synonym | Chironius challenger KOK 2010 Chironius fuscus — MÄGDEFRAU et al. 1991: 22 Chironius fuscus fuscus — DIXON et al. 1993: 114 (part.) Chironius fuscus — MYERS & DONNELLY 2008: 121 Chironius challenger — WALLACH et al. 2014: 159 Chironius challenger — BERNAL & DUBOIS 2023 |
| Distribution | Guyana, E Venezuela Type locality: southeastern slope of Maringma Tepui, Cuyuni-Mazaruni District, Guyana (05° 12’ N, 060° 35’ W, 1500 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous. |
| Types | Holotype: IRSNB 2659 (field number PK 2017), a subadult female collected by Philippe J. R. Kok, 25 November 2007 at 10h 45. |
| Diagnosis | |
| Comment | Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is considered to be a noun in apposition and refers to Professor George Edward Challenger, the fictional main character of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous novel "The Lost World" published in 1912. "The Lost World" depicts an epic expedition to an isolated tepui in the middle of the tropical jungle of northern South America in search of dinosaur-like creatures and a forgotten civilisation. The reading of Sir Conan Doyle’s novel when Philippe Kok was a child fuelled his thirst for exploration and adventure and positively influenced his research and interest in the Pantepui region. |
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