Saint Croix racer

Saint Croix racer

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Borikenophis
Species: B. sanctaecrucis
Binomial name
Borikenophis sanctaecrucis
Cope, 1862
Synonyms

Alsophis sancticrucis Cope, 1862 [orth. error], Alsophis sanctaecrucis

The Saint Croix racer (Borikenophis sanctaecrucis)[2] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

References

  1. ↑ Platenberg, R. & Powell, R. (2016). "Borikenophis sanctaecrucis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T40791A115177079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T40791A71740001.en. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Borikenophis sanctaecrucis, The Reptile Databse


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