Hypsirhynchus callilaemus

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Hypsirhynchus callilaemus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hypsirhynchus
Species:
H. callilaemus
Binomial name
Hypsirhynchus callilaemus
(Gosse, 1851)

Hypsirhynchus callilaemus, the Jamaican red racer, Jamaican red racerlet, or Jamaican red ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Jamaica.[2] It is found on all parishes of the island except Hanover and forages for lizards and frogs in the night.

References

  1. ^ Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Hypsirhynchus callilaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T190578A115326861. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Hypsirhynchus callilaemus DUNN, 1920". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.