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Barbour's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas bruesi
Barbour's tropical racer (Mastigodryas bruesi) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.
From the article Barbour's tropical racer on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
M. bruesi can reach a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 83 cm (33 in). Dorsally, it is blue-gray to brown, with lighter lateral stripes. Ventrally, it is whitish.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. bruesi is forest, both mesic and xeric. It can be found on the ground, and in bushes, where it sleeps at night.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, bruesi, is in honor of American entomologist Charles Thomas Brues, who was one of the collectors of the holotype.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Mastigodryas bruesi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29394.