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.

Uromacer frenatus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Uromacer
Species:	U. frenatus
Binomial name
Uromacer frenatus (Günther, 1865)
Synonyms[2]
Ahaetulla frenata Günther, 1865 Uromacer inornatus Garman, 1887 Uromacer frenatus — Boulenger, 1893

Geographic range

U. frenatus is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. frenatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to 929 m (3,048 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

U. frenatus is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Uromacer frenatus chlorauges Schwartz, 1976
• Uromacer frenatus dorsalis Dunn, 1920
• Uromacer frenatus frenatus (Günther, 1865)
• Uromacer frenatus wetmorei Cochran, 1931

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.^[3]