Red-bellied racer

Red-bellied racer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Alsophis
Species:
A. rufiventris
Binomial name
Alsophis rufiventris
Synonyms
  • Dromicus rufiventris Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854

The red-bellied racer (Alsophis rufiventris) is a species of Colubrid snake that is endemic to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, where it is found on the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.

Males have black-bordered blotches that transition into a dark mid-dorsal stripe towards the posterior. Females have a series of middorsal streaks and smudges that fade towards the posterior.

Other common names include the Saba racer and the orange-bellied racer.

References

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  1. ^ Daltry, J.C.; Powell, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Alsophis rufiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T942A115053994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T942A71739314.en. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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