Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Leeward Island Racer, Anguilla Racer
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]
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. 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:
Xenodontinae
()
- Genus:
Alsophis
()
- Fitzinger, 1843
- Specific name:
rijersmai
- COPE 1869
- Scientific name: - Alsophis rijersmai COPE 1869
- Specific name:
rijersmai
- COPE 1869
- Genus:
Alsophis
(
- Subfamily:
Xenodontinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Dromicus ater Boulenger 1894: 121
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Syntypes: ANSP 5411-16.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Alsophis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 18 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. anomalus (Hispaniola Racer) · A. antiguae (Antiguan Racer) · A. antillensis (Antilles Racer) · A. antillensis antillensis (Antilles Racer) · A. ater (Black Racer) · A. biserialis (Galapagos Racer) · A. cantherigerus (Cuban Racer) · A. cantherigerus cantherigerus (Cuban Racer) · A. melanichinus (La Vega Racer) · A. melanichnus (La Vega Racer) · A. portoricensis (Puerto Rican Racer) · A. portoricensis portoricensis (Puerto Rican Racer) · A. rijersmai (Leeward Island Racer) · A. rijgersmaei (Anguila Racer) · A. rufiventris (Orange-Bellied Racer) · A. sanctaecrucis (Saint Croix Racer) · A. sanctonum (Terre-De-Haut Racer) · A. vudii (Bahamian Racer)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2535974
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-234
- IUCN ID: 941
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1255
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: 1899-12-30
