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Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Uromacer frenatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Uromacer |
Species: | U. frenatus |
Binomial name | |
Uromacer frenatus (Günther, 1865) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
U. frenatus is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[2]
The preferred natural habitat of U. frenatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to 929 m (3,048 ft).[1]
Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Uromacer.
The subspecific name, wetmorei, is in honor of American ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.[3]
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