Pseudalsophis hoodensis, otherwise known as the Espanola racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Pseudalsophis hoodensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Pseudalsophis |
Species: | P. hoodensis
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Binomial name | |
Pseudalsophis hoodensis (Van Denburgh, 1912)
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Name
editThe word "hoodensis" is derived from the word Hood, which is another name for Española Island.
Geographic range
editThe snake is endemic to Española Island in the Galápagos Islands,.[2]
References
edit- ^ Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Márquez, C. (2022). "Pseudalsophis hoodensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T190539A54447664. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Pseudalsophis hoodensis". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.