Arrhyton

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: Arrhyton
Species (9): A. ainictum – A. albicollum – A. dolichura – A. procerum – A. redimitum – A. supernum – A. taeniatum – A. tanyplectum – A. vittatum
Name

Arrhyton Günther, 1858: 244
References
Primary references

Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Díaz, L.M., Fong, A., Salas, D. & Hedges, S.B. 2021. A new semifossorial snake of the genus Arrhyton (Squamata: Dipsadidae) from eastern Cuba, with taxonomic comments on other species. Zootaxa 5052(3): 406–418. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5052.3.6 Paywall Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Arrhyton . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 October 2021.

Vernacular names
English: Island Racers

Arrhyton is a genus of New World snakes, commonly known as island racers or racerlets, in the family Colubridae. The genus contains eight described species.[2]

Geographic range

All species in the genus Arrhyton are endemic to Cuba.[2]
Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[3]

Arrhyton ainictum (Schwartz & Garrido, 1981) – Cuban island racer[4]
Arrhyton dolichura (F. Werner, 1909) – Habana island racer
Arrhyton procerum (Hedges & Garrido, 1992) – Zapata long-tailed groundsnake[5]
Arrhyton redimitum (Cope, 1862) – Oriente brown-capped racerlet[6]
Arrhyton supernum (Hedges & Garrido, 1992) – Oriente black groundsnake[7]
Arrhyton taeniatum Günther, 1858 – Günther's island racer[8]
Arrhyton tanyplectum (Schwartz & Garrido, 1981) – San Vincente island racer[9]
Arrhyton vittatum Gundlach, 1861 – common island racer[10]

References

"Arrhyton ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
Eol.com
Arrhyton at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 May 2015.
Fong, A. 2017. Arrhyton ainictum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T190590A71748286. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T190590A71748286.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.
Fong, A. 2017. Arrhyton procerum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T190592A71748296. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T190592A71748296.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.
Fong, A. 2017. Arrhyton redimitum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T190593A71748301. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T190593A71748301.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.
Fong, A. 2017. Arrhyton supernum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T190594A71748306. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T190594A71748306.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.
Fong, A. 2017. Arrhyton taeniatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T176347A71742982. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T176347A71742982.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.
Fong, A. 2017. Arrhyton tanyplectum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T190595A71748311. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T190595A71748311.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.

Fong, A. 2017. Arrhyton vittatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T190596A71748316. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T190596A71748316.en. Downloaded on 01 May 2021.

Further reading

Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Arrhyton, p. 251).
Günther A (1858). Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Arrhyton, new genus, p. 240, 244).
Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Arrhyton dolichurum, p. 177; A. taeniatum, p. 178; A. vittatum, pp. 178–179).