Biology:Hypsirhynchus

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Hypsirhynchus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Hypsirhynchus
Günther, 1858

Hypsirhynchus is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae.[1] found on Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and the Bahamas.

Species

  • Hypsirhynchus ater (Gosse, 1851) - Jamaican giant racer, Jamaican racer
  • Hypsirhynchus callilaemus (Gosse, 1851) - Jamaican red racer, Jamaican red racerlet, Jamaican red ground snake
  • Hypsirhynchus ferox Günther, 1858 - Hispaniolan hog-nosed racer, Hispaniola cat-eyed snake
  • Hypsirhynchus funereus (Cope, 1862) - Jamaican black racer, Jamaican black racerlet, Jamaican black ground snake
  • Hypsirhynchus melanichnus (Cope, 1862) - Hispaniolan olive racer, La Vega racer
  • Hypsirhynchus parvifrons (Cope, 1862) - common Hispaniolan racer, Cope's Antilles snake, Hispaniolan black racer
  • Hypsirhynchus polylepis (Buden, 1966) - Jamaican long-tailed racer, Jamaican long-tailed ground snake
  • Hypsirhynchus scalaris Cope, 1863 - Tiburon hog-nosed racer

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3144409 entry