Pseudalsophis darwini
Pseudalsophis darwini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Pseudalsophis |
Species: | P. darwini |
Binomial name | |
Pseudalsophis darwini Zaher, Yánez-Muñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto, & Grazziotin 2018 |
Pseudalsophis darwini, otherwise known as Darwin's racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Name
[edit]This species of snake is named after the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, who described many species in the Galapagos Islands and discovered the theory of evolution.
Geographic range
[edit]The snake is endemic to Fernandina Island and Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands, as well as a small islet nearby, Isla Tortuga.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pseudalsophis darwini". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.