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Borikenophis
	Borikenophis portoricensis
Scientific 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

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Species[edit]

Listed alphabetically.^[1]

Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) – Puerto Rican racer (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
Borikenophis prymnus (Schwartz, 1966) – Puerto Rican racer (Puerto Rico)
Borikenophis sanctaecrucis (Cope, 1862) – St. Croix racer (St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) - possibly extinct
Borikenophis variegatus (Schmidt, 1926) – Mona racer (Mona Island)

References[edit]

^ Borikenophis, The Reptile Database

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[1] Borikenophis, The Reptile Database

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+{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
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+{{Italic title}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{Automatic taxobox
-| name = ''Borikenophis''
+| name              = ''Borikenophis''
-| image = Culebrita completa.jpg
+| image             = Culebrita completa.jpg
-| image_caption = ''Borikenophis portoricensis''
+| image_caption     = ''Borikenophis portoricensis''
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| taxon             = Borikenophis
-| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+| authority         = Hedges & Vidal, 2009
-| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
-| classis = [[Reptilia]]
-| ordo = [[Squamata]]
-|<!-- unranked_ordo = [[Scleroglossa]] this does not work -->
-| subordo = [[Serpentes]]
-| familia = [[Colubridae]]
-| subfamilia = [[Xenodontinae]]
-| genus = '''''Borikenophis'''''
-| genus_authority =
 | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
-| subdivision = 3, see [[#Species|text]]
+| subdivision       = 4, see [[#Species|text]]
-| synonyms =
+| synonyms          =
 ''Alsophis''
 }}
-'''''Borikenophis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[snake]]s in the [[Colubridae]] family. They are among those snakes called "[[racer (snake)|racer]]s" that occur in the [[Caribbean]].
+'''''Borikenophis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[snake]]s in the family [[Colubridae]] endemic to the [[Geography of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican archipelago]] and the [[Virgin Islands]].
+==Etymology==
+The genus name comes from ''Borikén'', the [[Taíno]] word for [[Puerto Rico]] and ''ophis'', Greek for "snake".
 ==Species==
 Listed alphabetically.<ref>[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=Borikenophis&exact%5B0%5D=genus&submit=Search ''Borikenophis''], The Reptile Database</ref>
-* ''[[Borikenophis portoricensis]]'' (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) – Puerto Rican Racer
+* ''[[Borikenophis portoricensis]]'' (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) – Puerto Rican racer (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
-* ''[[Borikenophis sanctaecrucis]]'' (Cope, 1862) – St. Croix Racer
+* ''[[Borikenophis prymnus]]'' (Schwartz, 1966) – Puerto Rican racer (Puerto Rico)
-* ''[[Borikenophis variegatus]]'' (Schmidt, 1926) – Puerto Rican Racer
+* ''[[Borikenophis sanctaecrucis]]'' (Cope, 1862) – [[St. Croix]] racer (St. Croix, [[U.S. Virgin Islands]]) - possibly [[extinct]]
+* ''[[Borikenophis variegatus]]'' (Schmidt, 1926) – Mona racer ([[Mona Island]])
 ==References==
+{{Commons category|Borikenophis}}
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
-{{commons category}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q2910883}}
+[[Category:Borikenophis]]
+[[Category:Snakes of the Caribbean]]
-[[Category:Borikenophis| ]]
-{{Colubrids-stub}}
+{{Dipsadinae-stub}}