Uromacer catesbyi

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Uromacer catesbyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Uromacer
Species:
U. catesbyi
Binomial name
Uromacer catesbyi
(Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms [2]

Uromacer catesbyi, also known commonly as the blunt-headed Hispaniolan vine snake and Catesby's pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.

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Etymology

The specific name, catesbyi, is in honor of English naturalist Mark Catesby. [3]

Geographic range

U. catesbyi is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. [2]

Habitat

Although the preferred natural habitat of U. catesbyi is forest at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft), it is also often found in disturbed areas. [1]

Behavior

U. catesbyi is an arboreal species. [2]

Diet

U. catesbyi preys upon frogs, lizards, and birds. [1]

Reproduction

U. catesbyi is oviparous. [1] [2]

Subspecies

Including the nominotypical subspecies, eight subspecies are recognized as being valid. [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Henderson RW, Inchaustegui S, Landestoy M (2016). "Uromacer catesbyi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190598/115328736 Accessed on 26 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Uromacer catesbyi at The Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Uromacer catesbyi, p. 50).

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