Mastigodryas bruesi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis: Sarcopterygii
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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Mastigodryas
Species: Mastigodryas bruesi
Name

Mastigodryas bruesi (Barbour, 1914)

Type locality: Near St. George's, St. George Parish, Grenada.

Holotype: MCZ 7792.
Synonyms

Alsophis bruesi Barbour, 1914: 337
Mastigodryas bruesi — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991: 626

References

Barbour, Thomas 1914: A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy 44 (2): 205–359.
Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991: Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
Daudin, Jacques; de Silva, Mark. 2007: An annotated checklist of the amphibians and terrestrial reptiles of the Grenadines with notes on their local natural history and conservation. Applied Herpetology 4 (2):163-175.
Mastigodryas at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 sep 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Barbour's Tropical Racer

Barbour's tropical racer (Mastigodryas bruesi) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.

Etymology

The specific name, bruesi, is in honor American entomologist Charles Thomas Brues, who was one of the collectors of the holotype.[3]
Geographic range

M. bruesi is native to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.[1][2]
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.[2]
Behavior and diet

M. bruesi is diurnal, hunting frogs and lizards.[1]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. bruesi is forest, both mesic and xeric.[1] It can be found on the ground, and in bushes, where it sleeps at night.[citation needed]
Reproduction

M. bruesi is oviparous.[1][2]
Locality records

M. bruesi has been recorded in the southwest corner of Saint Vincent and is widespread all over the Grenadines islands.[citation needed] It is also found on the southern half of Grenada, which is the farthest south it is distributed.[citation needed] It has been introduced to Barbados,[1] probably around thirty years ago, where it has been incorrectly identified as Liophis perfuscus.[citation needed]
References

Henderson, R.W.; Powell, R. (2016). "Mastigodryas bruesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203300A2763513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203300A2763513.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Species Mastigodryas bruesi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mastigodryas bruesi, p. 41).

Sources

Government of Barbados (2002). A National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan for Barbados. p. 55. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2010..
Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd. pp. 101, 104, 107. ISBN 0-333-69141-5..
Powell, Robert; Henderson, Robert W. (2005). "Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles". Iguana. 12 (2): 63–77.

Further reading

Barbour T (1914). "A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, Harvard College 44 (2): 205-359 + one plate. (Alsophis bruesi, new species, pp. 337–338).
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Mastigodryas bruesi, p. 626).
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. (Mastigodras bruesi, p. 189).