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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Alsophis
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Alsophis

Eastern Caribbean Racers

Ostkaribische Zornnattern

Østcaribiske Pilsnoge

1843 Alsophis Fitzinger (type species: Psammophis antillensis Schlegel 1837)
Contents: 7 species, of which 5 (71.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included species currently placed in Borikenophis, Cubophis, Haitiophis, Hypsirhynchus, and Pseudalsophis.
Distribution: West Indies (Lesser Antilles).
Reported from: Anguilla (Anguilla Island, Little Scrub Island), Antigua & Barbuda (Great Bird Island, Green Island, Rabbit Island, York Island), Dominica, GuadeloupeGuadeloupe mainland, Iles des Saintes [Ilet a Cabrit, Terre-de-Bas, Terre-de-Haut]), Montserrat, Saba, Saint Barthelemy (incl. Ilet Tortue), Sint Eustatius.

Alsophis antiguae

Antigua Racer

Antigua-Schlanknatter

Antigua-pilsnog

1933 Alsophis leucomelas antiguae Parker
Alsophis antillensis antiguae Schwartz 1966
Alsophis antiguae Schwartz & Henderson 1991
1990 Alsophis antiguae sajdaki Henderson (Daltry & Mayer 2010)
Alsophis sajdaki Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009

Other common names:
sajdaki: Great Bird Island Racer
Remarks: Extinct on Barbuda and the main island of Antigua. Confined to Great Bird Island by the 1980s, but reintroduced to three more offshore islands: Green, Rabbit, and York (Daltry 2006b, 2006c, 2007; Daltry & Mayer 2010). The subspecies sajdaki is thought by some to represent a full species (Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014), which would render antiguae extinct, however, there is evidence against this proposition (Daltry & Mayer 2010).
Extinct in: Antigua & Barbuda (Antigua, Barbuda).
Distribution (incl. reintroductions): Antigua & Barbuda (Great Bird Island, Green Island, Rabbit Island, York Island).


Alsophis antillensis

Guadeloupe Racer, (Leeward Racer, Antillean Racer)

Guadeloupe-Zornnatter

Guadeloupe-pilsnog

1837 Psammophis antillensis Schlegel
Alsophis antillensis Brongersma 1937
1844 Dromicus leucomelas Duméril & Bibron (Schwartz & Henderson 1988)

Remarks: Previously included manselli, sanctonum, and sibonius.
Extinct in: Guadeloupe (Marie-Galante).
Distribution: GuadeloupeGuadeloupe mainland).


Alsophis manselli

Montserrat Racer

Montserrat-Zornnatter

Montserrat-pilsnog

1933 Alsophis leucomelas manselli Parker
Alsophis antillensis manselli Schwartz 1966
Alsophis manselli Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009

Distribution: Montserrat.


Alsophis rijgersmaei

Anguilla Bank Racer, (Leeward Islands Racer)

Anguilla-Zornnatter

Anguilla-pilsnog

1869 Alsophis rijgersmaei Cope
1887 Alsophis cinereus Garman (Schwartz & Henderson 1988)

Remarks: Specific epithet sometimes misspelt rygersmaei or rijersmai (e.g., Schwartz & Thomas 1975; Schwartz & Henderson 1988; Schwartz & Henderson 1991).
Extinct in: Saint Barthelemy (Ile Fourchue), Saint Martin.
Distribution: Anguilla (Anguilla Island, Little Scrub Island), Saint Barthelemy (incl. Ilet Tortue).


Alsophis rufiventris

Orange-bellied Racer, Red-bellied Racer, Saba Racer

Karibische Rotbauch-Zornnatter

Caribisk Rødbuget Pilsnog

1854 Dromicus rufiventris Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril
Alsophis rufiventris Garman 1887

Extinct in: Saint Kitts & Nevis (Nevis, Saint Kitts).
Introduced to: Saint Martin.
Distribution: Saba, Sint Eustatius.


Alsophis sanctonum

Iles des Saintes Racer

Iles-des-Saintes-Zornnatter

Iles des Saintes-pilsnog

1915 Alsophis sanctonum Barbour
Alsophis leucomelas sanctonum Barbour 1937
Alsophis antillensis sanctonum Lazell 1967
1938 Alsophis leucomelas danforthi Cochran (Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009)
Alsophis antillensis danforthi Lazell 1967
Alsophis danforthi Zaher 1999
Alsophis sanctonum danforthi Breuil 2002

Remarks: Revalidated as a separate species by Breuil (2002) and Hedges, Couloux & Vidal (2009).
Distribution: Guadeloupe (Iles des Saintes [Ilet a Cabrit, Terre-de-Bas, Terre-de-Haut]).


Alsophis sibonius

Dominican Racer

Dominica-Zornnatter

Dominica-pilsnog

1879 Alsophis sibonius Cope
Alsophis leucomelas sibonius Barbour 1937
Alsophis antillensis sibonius Schwartz 1966

Remarks: Revalidated as a separate species by Zaher (1999).
Distribution: Dominica.