Uromacer frenatus


Uromacer frenatus, the slender Hispaniolan vine snake or island pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Hispaniola in the West Indies.

Geographic range

U. frenatus is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. frenatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to.

Reproduction

U. frenatus is oviparous.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
  • Uromacer frenatus chlorauges
  • Uromacer frenatus dorsalis
  • Uromacer frenatus frenatus
  • Uromacer frenatus wetmorei
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Uromacer.

Etymology

The subspecific name, wetmorei, is in honor of American ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.