Puerto Rican Racer
Borikenophis portoricensis
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Dipsadidae
Borikenophis portoricensis (Puerto Rican Spanish: culebra corredora; English: Puerto Rican racer) is a snake endemic to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It can grow to three feet long. Range The Puerto Rican racer is endemic to the island of Puerto Rico, as well as the Virgin Islands.
Borikenophis portoricensis est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Dipsadidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique du banc de Porto Rico aux Antilles. Elle se rencontre à Porto Rico et aux îles Vierges.
Borikenophis es un género de serpiente aletinofidia de la familia de los colúbridos. Sus especies son endémicas de Puerto Rico y las islas Vírgenes. Especies Se reconocen las siguientes: Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) Borikenophis sanctaecrucis extinción (Cope, 1862) Borikenophis variegatus (Schmidt, 1926) Referencias Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009 : Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the Tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae).
Distribution
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