Alsophis rufiventris

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Overview

Endangered

Common Names

Description

Family Colubridae

The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]

Subfamily Dipsadinae

These snakes are the New World counterparts of the Pareinae and resemble them in appearance and habits. They live in tropical America.

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Alsophis rufiventris — Garman 1887: 282
2. Alsophis rufiventris - Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 575
3. Dromicus ater Boulenger 1894: 121
4. Dromicus rufiventris — Boulenger 1894: 124
5. Dromicus rufiventris DumÉril, Bibron & DumÉril 1854: 668
6. Natrix atra Gosse 1851: 228

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Alsophis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 68 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. anegadae · A. angulifer · A. angustilineatus · A. anomalus (Hispaniola Racer) · A. antiguae (Antiguan Racer) · A. antiguae antiguae · A. antiguae sajdaki · A. antillensis (Antilles Racer) · A. antillensis antillensis (Antilles Racer) · A. antillensis manselli · A. antillensis sibonius · A. ater (Jamaica Racer) · A. biserialis (Galapagos Racer) · A. biserialis biserialis · A. biserialis dorsalis · A. biserialis occidentalis · A. brooksi · A. bruesi · A. cantherigerus (Cuban Racer) · A. cantherigerus adspersus · A. cantherigerus cantherigerus (Cuban Racer) · A. cantherigerus caymanus · A. cantherigerus schwartzi · A. caymanus · A. chamissonis · A. dorsalis · A. dorsalis dorsalis · A. dorsalis helleri · A. elegans · A. elegans elegans · A. elegans rufodorsatus · A. funereus · A. fuscicauda · A. hoodensis · A. leucomelas · A. leucomelas antiguae · A. melanichinus (La Vega Racer) · A. melanichnus (La Vega Racer) · A. ordinatus · A. parvifrons · A. portoricensis (Puerto Rican Racer) · A. portoricensis anegadae · A. portoricensis aphantus · A. portoricensis nicholsi · A. portoricensis portoricensis (Puerto Rican Racer) · A. portoricensis prymnus · A. portoricensis richardi · A. portoricensis variegatus · A. pulcher · A. rijersmai (Leeward Island Racer) · A. rijgersmaei (Leeward Islands Racer) · A. rufiventris (Orange-Bellied Racer) · A. sanctaecrucis (Saint Croix Racer) · A. sancticrucis · A. sanctonum · A. sanctonum danforthi · A. sanctonum sanctonum · A. tachymenoides · A. variegatus · A. vudi · A. vudii (Bahamian Racer) · A. vudii aterrimus · A. vudii picticeps · A. vudii raineyi · A. vudii utowanae · A. vudii vudii · A. biserialis subsp. biserialis · A. biserialis subsp. dorsalis

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Further Reading

• Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 206.
• Barbour (1923) Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (132): 1-9
• Baumeister (2000) DATZ 53 (7): 20-23
• Boulenger (1894) Catalogue Snakes, Vol. II.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 157, p. 92.
• Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1902- ENG url p. 15.
• Duméril & Bibron (1854) Erpétologie générale. Vol. 7/1.
• Garman (1887) Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 24: 278-286.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Henderson et al. (1986) Lore (Milwaukee Public Museum) 36(3):13-18.
• Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zo©logy, at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge [Mass.]: The Museum, 1876-1938. ENG url p. 334.
• Savit et al. (2005) Amphibia-Reptilia 26 (3): 418-421
• Schwartz & Henderson (1991) Amph. Rept. West Indies.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Day, M. 1996. Alsophis rufiventris. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
• Day, M. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2535985
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-1241
• IUCN ID: 942
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1256

Footnotes

1. Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]

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