Uromacer

Uromacer is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).^[1]

Uromacer
Uromacer catesbyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Uromacer A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854

Species

The following three species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Uromacer catesbyi (Schlegel, 1837) - blunt-headed Hispaniolan vine snake, Catesby's pointed snake
• Uromacer frenatus (Günther, 1865) - slender Hispaniolan vine snake, island pointed snake
• Uromacer oxyrhynchus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 - sharp-nosed Hispaniolan vine snake, pointed snake

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Uromacer.