Borikenophis sanctaecrucis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Tribus: Alsophiini
Genus: Borikenophis
Species: Borikenophis sanctaecrucis

Name

• Borikenophis sanctaecrucis (Cope, 1862)

Syntypes (+2): ANSP 5405, others lost fide Schwartz & Henderson (1991: 576).

Type locality: “St. Croix, Id, W. Indies”.

Combinations

• Alsophis sancticrucis Cope, 1862: 76 [original combination]
• Dromicus sanctae-crucis Boulenger, 1894: 122 [subsequent combination, name emendation]
• Alsophis sanctaecrucis — Schwartz & Henderson, 1988: 206 [subsequent combination]
• Borikenophis sanctaecrucis — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1862. Synopsis of the Species of Holcosus and Ameiva, with Diagnoses of new West Indian and South American Colubridae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 60–82. 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. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Borikenophis sanctaecrucis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 July 2018.
• Platenberg, R. & Powell, R. 2016. IUCN: Borikenophis sanctaecrucis  (Critically Endangered) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T40791A115177079. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T40791A71740001.en

Vernacular names

English: St. Croix Racer