Biology:Uromacer

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Uromacer
Uromacer catesbyi.JPG
Uromacer catesbyi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Uromacer
A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854

Uromacer is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).[1]

Species

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

  • Uromacer catesbyi (Schlegel, 1837) - blunt-headed Hispaniolan vine snake, Catesby's pointed snake
  • Uromacer frenatus (Günther, 1865) - slender Hispaniolan vine snake, island pointed snake
  • Uromacer oxyrhynchus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 - sharp-nosed Hispaniolan vine snake, pointed snake

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Uromacer.

References

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Uromacer, p. 115, including identification key to the three species).
  • Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Uromacer, new genus, pp. 719–720). (in French).

Wikidata ☰ Q5123759 entry