Barbour's tropical racer
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M. bruesi
Barbour, 1914
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Barbour's tropical racer (Mastigodryas bruesi) is a species of colubrid snake found in the Caribbean.
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Etymology
The specific name, bruesi, is in honor American entomologist Charles Thomas Brues, who was one of the collectors of the type specimen.[2]
Geographic range
It is native to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
Description
It can reach a total length (body plus tail) of about 83 cm (33 in). It is blue-gray to brown, with lighter lateral stripes.
Behavior and diet
It is diurnal, hunting frogs and lizards.
Habitat
It can be found in xeric habitats, on the ground, and in bushes, where it sleeps at night.
Locality records
It has been recorded in the southwest corner of Saint Vincent and is widespread all over the Grenadines islands. It is also found on the southern half of Grenada, which is the farthest south it is distributed. It has been introduced to Barbados, probably around thirty years ago, where it has been incorrectly identified as Liophis perfuscus.
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mastigodryas bruesi, p. 41).
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Further reading
- Barbour, T. 1914. A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zoöl., Harvard College 44 (2): 205-359 + one plate. (Alsophis bruesi, sp. nov., pp. 337-338.)
External links
Data related to Mastigodryas bruesi at Wikispecies- Mastigodryas bruesi at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Mastigodryas bruesi at the Reptile Database
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