Cubophis brooksi (BARBOUR, 1914)

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Alsophiini, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Swan Island racer G: Swan-Schlanknatter
Synonym	Alsophis brooksi BARBOUR 1914: 333 Alsophis cantherigerus brooksi — LANDO & WILLIAMS 1969 Alsophis cantherigerus brooksi — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 570 Cubophis cantherigerus brooksi — HEDGES et al. 2009 Cubophis brooksi — MCCRANIE 2011 Cubophis brooksi — SOLIS et al. 2014 Cubophis brooksi — MCCRANIE 2015
Distribution	Honduras: Swan Island: Little Swan Island Type locality: Little Swan Island, Swan Islands
Reproduction
Types	Syntypes: MCZ 7893 (2 specimens)
Diagnosis
Comment	Synonymy: WALLACH et al. 2014: 201 listed this species as synonym of Cubophis cantherigerus.
Etymology	Named after Dr. William A. Brooks, President of the Swan Island Commerical Company who aided Mr. Nelson throughout his trip. Etymology (genus): The generic name refers to its distribution, centered on Cuba and nearby islands.
References	Barbour, Thomas 1914. A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy 44 (2): 205-359 - get paper here Hedges, S. Blair; Arnaud Couloux; Vidal, Nicolas 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the Tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2067: 1-28 - get paper here Lando, R.V. & Williams, E.E. 1969. Notes on the Herpetology of the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Stud. Fauna Curacao and Caribbean Is. 31(116): 159-201. - get paper here McCranie J R 2011. The snakes of Honduras. SSAR, Salt Lake City, 725 pp. McCranie, James R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931 (3): 352–386 - get paper here Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp. Solís, J. M., L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2014. An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1: 123–144 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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