Uromacer frenatus (Günther 1865)

Uromacer frenatus, the slender Hispaniolan vine snake or island pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Hispaniola in the West Indies.

Geographic range

U. frenatus is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. frenatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to 929 m (3,048 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

U. frenatus is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Uromacer frenatus chlorauges Schwartz, 1976
• Uromacer frenatus dorsalis Dunn, 1920
• Uromacer frenatus frenatus (Günther, 1865)
• Uromacer frenatus wetmorei Cochran, 1931

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Uromacer.

Etymology

The subspecific name, wetmorei, is in honor of American ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.^[3]

References

Uromacer frenatus Uromacer generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Dipsadidae familian sailkatuta dago.

Erreferentziak

• TIGR Reptile Database in Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist

Ikus, gainera

• Uromacer
• Dipsadidae

Uromacer frenatus est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Dipsadidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce est endémique d'Hispaniola^[1] :

• à Haïti dont les îles de La Gonâve, de Grande Cayemite et sur l'île-à-Vache ;
• en République dominicaine dont l'île Beata.

Liste des sous-espèces

Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (28 août 2013)^[2] :

• Uromacer frenatus chlorauges Schwartz, 1976
• Uromacer frenatus dorsalis Dunn, 1920 - La Gonâve
• Uromacer frenatus frenatus (Günther, 1865)
• Uromacer frenatus wetmorei Cochran, 1931 - île Beata

Publications originales

• Cochran, 1931 : New Reptiles from Beata Island, Dominican Republic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 44, p. 89-92 (texte intégral).
• Dunn, 1920 : On the Haitian Snakes of the Genera Leimadophis and Uromacer. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club, vol. 7, p. 37-44 (texte intégral).
• Günther, 1865 : Fourth account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, sér. 3, vol. 15, p. 89-98 (texte intégral).
• Schwartz, 1976 : Variation in the Hispaniolan colubrid snake Uromacer frenatus Günther (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae). Journal of Herpetology, vol. 10, n^o 4, p. 19-27

Notes et références

Uromacer frenatus là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn nước. Loài này được Günther mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1865.^[1]

Chú thích

Tham khảo

Bài viết liên quan phân họ rắn Xenodontinae này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn.

• x
• t
• s