Biology:Cubophis

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Cubophis
A Guantanamo snake.jpg
Cubophis cantherigerus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Cubophis
Hedges et al., 2009

Cubophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] They are found in the northwestern Caribbean.

Species

The following six species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Cubophis brooksi (Barbour, 1914) - Little Swan Island, Honduras - Swan Island racer
  • Cubophis cantherigerus (Bibron, 1843) - Cuba, Bahamas (Cay Sal Bank) - Cuban racer
  • Cubophis caymanus (Garman, 1887) - Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Grand Cayman racer
  • Cubophis fuscicauda (Garman, 1888) - Cayman Islands - Cayman Brac racer
  • Cubophis ruttyi (Grant, 1941) - Cayman Islands - Little Cayman racer
  • Cubophis vudii (Cope, 1862) - Bahamas - Bahamian racer

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Genus Cubophis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Hedges SB, Couloux A, Vidal N (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the Tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae)". Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. (Cubophis, new genus, p. 14).

Wikidata ☰ Q3006712 entry