Alsophis antillensis

Alsophis antillensis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Alsophis
Species:	A. antillensis
Binomial name
	Alsophis antillensis; Schlegel, 1837
Synonyms
	Psammophis antillensis; Dromicus antillensis; Dromicus leucomelas

Alsophis antillensis, the Guadeloupe racer, Antilles racer, or Leeward racer, is a species of snake endemic to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

Description

It can reach nearly a meter in length. It feeds on lizards and small rodents. It rarely bites humans, but may release a foul-smelling (though harmless) cloacal secretion when disturbed.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

Alsophis sibonius from Dominica and Alsophis manselli from Montserrat were previously considered subspecies, but are now considered their own species.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Gomès, R., Dewynter, M., Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2016. Alsophis antillensis (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T190566A115325668. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T190566A71748196.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.
^ Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 27, 38–39, 75, 84, 87, 88, 122, ISBN 0-333-69141-5
^ Powell, Robert; Henderson, Robert W. (2005), "Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles", Iguana, 12 (2): 63–77
^ Daltry, J.C., Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2016. Alsophis manselli (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T190567A115325863. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T190567A71748201.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.
^ Henderson, R.W.; Powell, R. (2019). "Alsophis sibonius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190569A71748211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190569A71748211.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

External links

Media related to Alsophis antillensis at Wikimedia Commons
"Alsophis antillensis". The Reptile Database. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

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[1] Gomès, R., Dewynter, M., Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2016. Alsophis antillensis (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T190566A115325668. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T190566A71748196.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.

[2] Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 27, 38–39, 75, 84, 87, 88, 122, ISBN 0-333-69141-5

[3] Powell, Robert; Henderson, Robert W. (2005), "Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles", Iguana, 12 (2): 63–77

[4] Daltry, J.C., Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2016. Alsophis manselli (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T190567A115325863. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T190567A71748201.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.

[5] Henderson, R.W.; Powell, R. (2019). "Alsophis sibonius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190569A71748211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190569A71748211.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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