Hypsirhynchus callilaemus, the Jamaican red racer, Jamaican red racerlet, or Jamaican red ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Jamaica.[2] It is found on all parishes of the island except Hanover and forages for lizards and frogs in the night.
| Hypsirhynchus callilaemus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hypsirhynchus |
| Species: | H. callilaemus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypsirhynchus callilaemus (Gosse, 1851)
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References
edit- ^ Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Hypsirhynchus callilaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T190578A115326861. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Hypsirhynchus callilaemus DUNN, 1920". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.