Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Ocyophis
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Caribbean Green Racers
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Karibische Grüne Zornnattern
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Caribiske Grønne Pilsnoge
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1857 |  |
Plesius Jan (type species: Plesius inconstans Jan = Dromicus ater Günther = Natrix atra Gosse 1851; syn. Smith & Smith 1976) |
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1886 | |
Ocyophis Cope (type species: Natrix atra Gosse 1851) |
Contents:
2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of
Hypsirhynchus by Hedges, Couloux & Vidal (2009), but as a valid genus by Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto (2009) and Grazziotin, Zaher, Murphy, Scrocchi, Benavides, Zhang & Bonatto (2012).
Distribution:
Hispaniola
(½Dominican Republic,
Haiti),
Jamaica.
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Ocyophis ater
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Jamaican Racer
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Jamaika-Schlanknatter
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Jamaicansk Grøn Pilsnog
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Natrix atra Gosse |
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Alsophis ater Cope 1863 |
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Ocyophis ater Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009 |
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Hypsirhynchus ater Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009 |
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1851 | |
Natrix capistrata Gosse (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
Remarks:
Presumably extinct (Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009; Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Ocyophis melanichnus
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Hispaniolan Green Racer, La Vega Racer
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Hispaniolanische Grüne Zornnatter
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Hispaniolansk Grøn Pilsnog
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Alsophis melanichnus Cope |
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Ocyophis melanichnus Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009 |
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Hypsirhynchus melanichnus Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009 |
Remarks:
Presumably extinct (Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009; Henderson & Powell 2009; Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
Hispaniola
(½Dominican Republic,
Haiti).
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