Pseudalsophis slevini , the Banded Galapagos snake or Pinzon racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is named for Joseph Slevin, a curator at the California Academy of Sciences.

Pseudalsophis slevini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudalsophis
Species:
P. slevini
Binomial name
Pseudalsophis slevini
(Van Denburgh, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Antillophis slevini

Geographic range

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The snake is endemic to Pinzon Island in the Galápagos Islands.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Márquez, C.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2019). "Pseudalsophis slevini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190543A54447674. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pseudalsophis slevini". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.