Caribbean Racers
Alsophis
Alsophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. Species in the genus Alsophis are among those snakes commonly called "racers". Alsophis species are endemic to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. One species in the genus Alsophis, A. antiguae, is one of the world's rarest known snakes. Snakes of the genus Alsophis are small and rear-fanged, and they are considered harmless to humans. This genus contains nine described species which are recognized as being valid. Several species once included in this genus have been placed in the genera Borikenophis and Pseudalsophis.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Anguilla Bank Racer
speciesAlsophis rijgersmaei
Red-bellied Racer
speciesAlsophis rufiventris
Dominican Racer
speciesAlsophis sibonius
Montserrat Racer
speciesAlsophis manselli
Terre-de-Haut Racer
speciesAlsophis sanctonum
Terre-de-Bas Racer
speciesAlsophis danforthi
Antiguan Racer
speciesAlsophis antiguae
Guadeloupe Racer
speciesAlsophis antillensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 30111.