Hypsirhynchus Explained

Hypsirhynchus is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae. found on Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and the Bahamas.

Species

• Hypsirhynchus ater (Gosse, 1851) - Jamaican giant racer, Jamaican racer
• Hypsirhynchus callilaemus (Gosse, 1851) - Jamaican red racer, Jamaican red racerlet, Jamaican red ground snake
• Hypsirhynchus ferox Günther, 1858 - Hispaniolan hog-nosed racer, Hispaniola cat-eyed snake
• Hypsirhynchus funereus (Cope, 1862) - Jamaican black racer, Jamaican black racerlet, Jamaican black ground snake
• Hypsirhynchus melanichnus (Cope, 1862) - Hispaniolan olive racer, La Vega racer
• Hypsirhynchus parvifrons (Cope, 1862) - common Hispaniolan racer, Cope's Antilles snake, Hispaniolan black racer
• Hypsirhynchus polylepis (Buden, 1966) - Jamaican long-tailed racer, Jamaican long-tailed ground snake
• Hypsirhynchus scalaris Cope, 1863 - Tiburon hog-nosed racer