Alsophis caymanus

Description

Family Colubridae

The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]

Subfamily Dipsadinae

These snakes are the New World counterparts of the Pareinae and resemble them in appearance and habits. They live in tropical America.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Reptilia () - Reptiles
        Subclass: Diapsida ()
        Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha ()
        Superorder: Lepidosauria () - �
        Order: Squamata ()
        Suborder: Serpentes () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Superfamily: Colubroidea ()
        Family: Colubridae () - Colubrids
        Subfamily: Dipsadinae ()
        Genus: Alsophis ()
        Specific name: caymanus
        Scientific name: - Alsophis caymanus

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Alsophis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 68 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. anegadae · A. angulifer · A. angustilineatus · A. anomalus (Hispaniola Racer) · A. antiguae (Antiguan Racer) · A. antiguae antiguae · A. antiguae sajdaki · A. antillensis (Antilles Racer) · A. antillensis antillensis (Antilles Racer) · A. antillensis manselli · A. antillensis sibonius · A. ater (Jamaica Racer) · A. biserialis (Galapagos Racer) · A. biserialis biserialis · A. biserialis dorsalis · A. biserialis occidentalis · A. brooksi · A. bruesi · A. cantherigerus (Cuban Racer) · A. cantherigerus adspersus · A. cantherigerus cantherigerus (Cuban Racer) · A. cantherigerus caymanus · A. cantherigerus schwartzi · A. caymanus · A. chamissonis · A. dorsalis · A. dorsalis dorsalis · A. dorsalis helleri · A. elegans · A. elegans elegans · A. elegans rufodorsatus · A. funereus · A. fuscicauda · A. hoodensis · A. leucomelas · A. leucomelas antiguae · A. melanichinus (La Vega Racer) · A. melanichnus (La Vega Racer) · A. ordinatus · A. parvifrons · A. portoricensis (Puerto Rican Racer) · A. portoricensis anegadae · A. portoricensis aphantus · A. portoricensis nicholsi · A. portoricensis portoricensis (Puerto Rican Racer) · A. portoricensis prymnus · A. portoricensis richardi · A. portoricensis variegatus · A. pulcher · A. rijersmai (Leeward Island Racer) · A. rijgersmaei (Leeward Islands Racer) · A. rufiventris (Orange-Bellied Racer) · A. sanctaecrucis (Saint Croix Racer) · A. sancticrucis · A. sanctonum · A. sanctonum danforthi · A. sanctonum sanctonum · A. tachymenoides · A. variegatus · A. vudi · A. vudii (Bahamian Racer) · A. vudii aterrimus · A. vudii picticeps · A. vudii raineyi · A. vudii utowanae · A. vudii vudii · A. biserialis subsp. biserialis · A. biserialis subsp. dorsalis

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Notes

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Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 11053957
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14826566
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2079715

Footnotes

Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]

Curator for this page: Juan Pablo Hurtado. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899