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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Tribus: Alsophiini
Genus: Hypsirhynchus
Species (8): H. ater – H. callilaemus – H. ferox – H. funereus – H. melanichnus – H. parvifrons – H. polylepis – H. scalaris
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Name

Hypsirhynchus Günther, 1858
Vernacular names
English: Hispaniola Cat-eyed Snake

Hypsirhynchus is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae.[1] Species of this genus are found in Jamaica, Hispaniola, and the Bahamas.
Species

Hypsirhynchus ater (Gosse, 1851)
Hypsirhynchus callilaemus (Gosse, 1851)
Hypsirhynchus ferox Günther, 1858
Hypsirhynchus funereus (Cope, 1862)
Hypsirhynchus melanichnus (Cope, 1862)
Hypsirhynchus parvifrons (Cope, 1862)
Hypsirhynchus polylepis (Buden, 1966)
Hypsirhynchus scalaris Cope, 1863

References

Genus Hypsirhynchus at The Reptile Database.

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