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Revision as of 14:14, 28 January 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Borikenophis Hedges & Vidal, 2009 |
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Alsophis | |
Borikenophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae endemic to the 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.[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
- ^ Borikenophis, The Reptile Database
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