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Hypsirhynchus funereus, the Jamaican black racer, Jamaican black racerlet, or Jamaican black ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Jamaica . [ 2 ]
The Jamaican boa, [4] Jamaican yellow boa or yellow snake [5] (Chilabothrus subflavus; in Jamaican Patois: nanka) [6] is a boa species endemic to Jamaica. No subspecies are recognized. [ 4 ] Like all other boas, it is not venomous .
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 callilaemus, the Jamaican red racer, Jamaican red racerlet, or Jamaican red ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Jamaica . [ 2 ] It is found on all parishes of the island except Hanover and forages for lizards and frogs in the night.
The rodent fauna of Jamaica is relatively poor at the species level, including only five indigenous species, but diverse at higher taxonomic levels, including the only oryzomyine of the Greater Antilles and several distantly related hystricognaths. †Clidomys osborni, an extinct giant hutia from Jamaica. Numerous morphological variants have ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
The snake had three large parasitic worms in its tiny lungs — worms that are not native to North America, according to the Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation at the Central Florida Zoo ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Jamaica. Of the mammal species in Jamaica, one is endangered, four are vulnerable, and two are considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: