Borikenophis portoricensis
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Borikenophis
Species:
Subspecies (6): B. p. anegadae – B. p. aphantus – B. p. nicholsi – B. p. portoricensis – B. p. prymnus – B. p. richardi
Name
Syntypes (3): ZMUC R-60460 [lost]; NHMW 14836a-b.
Type locality: “Portorico [=Porto Rico]”.
Combinations
- Alsophis portoricensis Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862: 221 [original combination]
- Dromicus sanctae-crucis var. portoricensis — Boulenger, 1896: 113 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
- Borikenophis sanctaecrucis — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Reinhardt, J. & Lütken, C. 1862. Bidrag til det vestindiske Öriges og navnligen til de dansk-vestindiske Öers Herpetologie. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn series 2, 4: 153–291. BHL Reference page.
- Hedges, S.B., Couloux, A. & Vidal, N. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Borikenophis portoricensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 June 2018.
Vernacular names
- English: Puerto Rican Racer