Uromacer is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).[1]
| Uromacer | |
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| Uromacer catesbyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 |
Species edit
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 edit
- ^ a b Genus Uromacer at The Reptile Database.
Further reading edit
- 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).
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