Hypsirhynchus melanichnus

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Hypsirhynchus melanichnus
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hypsirhynchus
Species:
H. melanichnus
Binomial name
Hypsirhynchus melanichnus
(Cope, 1862)

Hypsirhynchus melanichnus, the Hispaniolan olive racer or La Vega racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. [2]

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References

  1. Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Henderson, R.W.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Hypsirhynchus melanichnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T190581A115327313. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Hypsirhynchus melanichnus DUNN, 1920". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.