Red-bellied racer
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| Red-bellied racer | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Alsophis |
| Species: | A. rufiventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Alsophis rufiventris | |
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The red-bellied racer (Alsophis rufiventris) is a species of Colubrid snake that is endemic to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, where it is found on the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, and Nevis. Males have black-bordered blotches that transition into a dark mid-dorsal stripe towards the posterior. Females have a series of middorsal streaks and smudges that fade towards the posterior. Other common names include the Saba racer and the orange-bellied racer.
References
- ↑ Daltry, J.C.; Powell, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Alsophis rufiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T942A115053994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T942A71739314.en. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- Day, M. (1996), Alsophis rufiventris, 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, retrieved 28 July 2007.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 62–63, 67, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
- Alsophis rufiventris at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Alsophis rufiventris at the Reptile Database
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Alsophis
- Snakes of the Caribbean
- Fauna of Saba (island)
- Fauna of Sint Eustatius
- Reptiles of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Reptiles described in 1854
- Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
- Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
- Taxa named by Auguste Duméril
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot