Borikenophis prymnus (SCHWARTZ, 1966)
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Borikenophis prymnus
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Alsophiini, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Puerto Rican Racer |
| Synonym | Alsophis portoricensis prymnus SCHWARTZ 1966: 194 Alsophis portoricensis prymnus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988 Alsophis portoricensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 574 Borikenophis portoricensis prymnus — HEDGES et al. 2009 Borikenophis prymnus — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012 Borikenophis prymnus — ZAHER et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | S Puerto Rico (Caja de Muertos; Platillo) Type locality: Isla Caja de Muertos, off the south coast of Puerto Rico |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 77226 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A subspecies of A. portoricensis characterized by moderate size (males to 555 mm, females to 580 mm snout-vent length), dorsum tan to light brown; dorsal scales with dark edging much reduced to almost absent (Fig. 4); ventrals without conspicuous dark edges but usually with longitudinal dashes at the region of the ventral angle and occasionally with some general tan stippling; top of head variegated; supra- and infralabials, chin, throat and even first eight ventrals with heavy and conspicuous discrete markings (Fig. 53); ventrals averaging higher than p. portoricensis, 172.8 in males and 177.8 in females; subcaudals 122 to 129 in males, 106 to 132 in females; dorsal scales most often 17-17-14. (Schwartz 1966) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1973 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Uncertain. Apparently named after Greek prymna = stern of a ship, prymnos = hindmost. Not explaination is given by Schwartz 1966. |
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