Borikenophis

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: Borikenophis
Species (3): B. portoricensis – B. sanctaecrucis – B. variegatus
Name

Borikenophis Hedges & Vidal in Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 13

Type species: Alsophis portoricensis Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Hedges, S.B., Couloux, A. & Vidal, N. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Borikenophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 July 2018.

Borikenophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae . They are among those snakes called "racers" that occur in the Caribbean.
Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) – Puerto Rican racer
Borikenophis prymnus (Schwartz, 1966) – Puerto Rican racer
Borikenophis sanctaecrucis (Cope, 1862) – St. Croix racer
Borikenophis variegatus (Schmidt, 1926) – Puerto Rican racerlet

References

Borikenophis, The Reptile Database