Borikenophis variegatus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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 variegatus

Name

• Borikenophis variegatus (Schmidt, 1926)

Holotype: FMNH 266, ♂, collected by W.W. Brown Jr. on 13 February 1892.

Type locality: “Isla Mona, West Indies”.

Combinations

• Dromicus variegatus Schmidt, 1926: 160 [original combination]
• Alsophis portoricensis variegatus — Schwartz, 1966: 198 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
• Borikenophis variegatus — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Schmidt, K.P. 1926. The amphibians and reptiles of Mona Island, West Indies. Field Museum of Natatural History. Publications. Zoological Series 12(12): 149–163. BHL
• 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 variegatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 July 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Puerto Rican Racer