Uromacer
Genus of snakes
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Uromacer is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).[1]
| Uromacer | |
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| Uromacer catesbyi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Uromacer A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 |
Species
The following three species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Uromacer catesbyi (Schlegel, 1837) - blunt-headed Hispaniolan vine snake, Catesby's pointed snake
- Uromacer frenatus (Günther, 1865) - slender Hispaniolan vine snake, island pointed snake
- Uromacer oxyrhynchus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 - sharp-nosed Hispaniolan vine snake, pointed snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Uromacer.
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