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.
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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: | Uromacer |
| Species: | U. catesbyi
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| Uromacer catesbyi (Schlegel, 1837)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, catesbyi, is in honor of English naturalist Mark Catesby.[3]
Geographic range edit
U. catesbyi is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[2]
Habitat edit
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.[1]
Behavior edit
Diet edit
Reproduction edit
Subspecies edit
Including the nominotypical subspecies, eight subspecies are recognized as being valid.[2]
- 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 edit
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d e Species Uromacer catesbyi at The Reptile Database
- ^ 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 edit
- 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[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. 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).
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