Borikenophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae endemic to the Puerto Rican archipelago and the Virgin Islands.

Borikenophis
Borikenophis portoricensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Borikenophis
Hedges & Vidal, 2009
Species

4, see text

Synonyms

Alsophis

Etymology

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The genus name comes from Borikén, the Taíno word for Puerto Rico and ophis, Greek for "snake".

Species

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Listed alphabetically.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Borikenophis, The Reptile Database