Borikenophis
Appearance
Borikenophis | |
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Borikenophis portoricensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Borikenophis Hedges & Vidal, 2009 |
Species | |
4, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Alsophis |
Borikenophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae . They are among those snakes called "racers" that occur in the Caribbean.
Species
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) – Puerto Rican racer
- Borikenophis prymnus (Schwartz, 1966) – Puerto Rican racer
- Borikenophis sanctaecrucis (Cope, 1862) – St. Croix racer
- Borikenophis variegatus (Schmidt, 1926) – Puerto Rican racerlet
References
- ^ Borikenophis, The Reptile Database
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