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Uromacer catesbyi

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Species of snake

Uromacer catesbyi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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.

Etymology

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

Geographic range

U. catesbyi is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

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.

Behavior

U. catesbyi is an arboreal species.

Diet

U. catesbyi preys upon frogs, lizards, and birds.

Reproduction

U. catesbyi is oviparous.

Subspecies

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

  • Uromacer catesbyi catesbyi (Schlegel, 1837)
  • Uromacer catesbyi cereolineatus Schwartz, 1970
  • Uromacer catesbyi frondicolor Schwartz, 1970
  • Uromacer catesbyi hariolatus Schwartz, 1970
  • Uromacer catesbyi inchausteguii Schwartz, 1970
  • Uromacer catesbyi insulaevaccarum Schwartz, 1970
  • Uromacer catesbyi pampineus Schwartz, 1970
  • Uromacer catesbyi scandax Dunn, 1920

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.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Uromacer catesbyi, pp. 115–116).
  • Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième . Première Partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Uromacer catesbyi, new combination, pp. 721–722). (in French).
  • Schlegel H (1837). Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Générale. xxviii + 251 pp. AND Partie Descriptive. 606 + xvi pp. Amsterdam: M.H. Schonekat. (Dendrophis catesbyi, new species, pp. 226–227 in Partie Descriptive). (in French).
  • Schwartz A (1970). "A Systematic Review of Uromacer catesbyi Schlegel (Serpentes, Colubridae)". Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany 16 (4): 131–149. (Uromacer catesbyi cereolineatus, new subspecies, p. 138; U. c. frondicolor, n. subsp., p. 142; U. c. hariolatus, n. subsp., p. 138; U. c. inchausteguii, n. subsp., p. 143; U. c. insulaevaccarum, n. subsp., p. 136; U. c. pampineus, n. subsp., p. 139).
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida, Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Uromacer catesbyi, p. 662).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Uromacer catesbyi, pp. 200–201).


Taxon identifiers
Uromacer catesbyi
Dendrophis catesbyi


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