Borikenophis portoricensis

Borikenophis portoricensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Tribus: Alsophiini
Genus: Borikenophis
Species: Borikenophis portoricensis
Subspecies (6): B. p. anegadae – B. p. aphantus – B. p. nicholsi – B. p. portoricensis – B. p. prymnus – B. p. richardi

Name

• Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Syntypes (3): ZMUC R-60460 [lost]; NHMW 14836a-b.

Type locality: “Portorico [=Porto Rico]”.

Combinations

• Alsophis portoricensis Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862: 221 [original combination]
• Dromicus sanctae-crucis var. portoricensis — Boulenger, 1896: 113 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
• Borikenophis sanctaecrucis — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Reinhardt, J. & Lütken, C. 1862. Bidrag til det vestindiske Öriges og navnligen til de dansk-vestindiske Öers Herpetologie. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn series 2, 4: 153–291. BHL Reference page. 
• Hedges, S.B., Couloux, A. & Vidal, N. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Borikenophis portoricensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 June 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Puerto Rican Racer