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Definition of Chilomeniscus
1. Noun. Sand snakes.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: Sand Snake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chilomeniscus
Literary usage of Chilomeniscus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"Chilomeniscus, COPE, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1860, p. 339 (type stramineus).
The body is stout and cylindrical, with short tail, ..."
2. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to by John van Denburgh (1922)
"This specimen was caught on a rocky hillside at an elevation of 1500 feet, four
miles north of Blythe Junction. Genus 42. Chilomeniscus COTE, Proc. ..."
3. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1897)
"Chilomeniscus, COPE, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1860, p. 339 (type stramineus).
The body is stout and cylindrical, with short tail, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1871)
"This genus diners from Chilomeniscus, to which its technical characters are similar,
... referred to Chilomeniscus Cope, of which it is the fourth species. ..."
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