Hypsirhynchus callilaemus

Hypsirhynchus callilaemus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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.