Borikenophis Explained

Borikenophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae endemic to the Puerto Rican archipelago and the Virgin Islands.

Etymology

The genus name comes from Borikén, the Taíno word for Puerto Rico and ophis, Greek for "snake".

Species

Listed alphabetically.^[1]

• Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) – Puerto Rican racer (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
• Borikenophis prymnus (Schwartz, 1966) – Puerto Rican racer (Puerto Rico)
• Borikenophis sanctaecrucis (Cope, 1862) – St. Croix racer (St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) - possibly extinct
• Borikenophis variegatus (Schmidt, 1926) – Mona racer (Mona Island)

Notes and References

1. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=Borikenophis&exact%5B0%5D=genus&submit=Search Borikenophis