Pseudalsophis hoodensis

Pseudalsophis hoodensis
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudalsophis
Species: P. hoodensis
Binomial name
Pseudalsophis hoodensis
(Van Denburgh, 1912)

Pseudalsophis hoodensis, otherwise known as the Espanola racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Name

The word "hoodensis" is derived from the word Hood, which is another name for Española Island.

Geographic range

The snake is endemic to Española Island in the Galápagos Islands,.

References

  1. ^ Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Márquez, C. (2022). "Pseudalsophis hoodensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T190539A54447664. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pseudalsophis hoodensis". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.


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