Pseudalsophis hoodensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific 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.
The word "hoodensis" is derived from the word Hood, which is another name for Española Island.
The snake is endemic to Española Island in the Galápagos Islands,.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pseudalsophis hoodensis |
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