Uromacerina Hedges & Vidal

Hedges, Blair, Couloux, Arnaud & Vidal, Nicolas, 2009, Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the Tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae), Zootaxa 2067, pp. 1-28 : 20

Subtribe Uromacerina Hedges & Vidal , New Subtribe

Type genus. Uromacer Duméril & Bibron, 1853:478 .

Diagnosis. The single genus in this subtribe has 17–19 midbody scale rows, 155–212 ventrals, 159–224 subcaudals, no apical scale pits, 8–9 upper labials, 10–11 lower labials,15–20 total maxillary teeth, and 20–28 dentary teeth ( Table 2). It can be distinguished from the other two subtribes in the Tribe Alsophiini by the presence of green body pigmentation.

Content. A single genus, Uromacer .

Distribution. The subtribe is distributed in Cuba ( Fig. 2 ).

Remarks. This subtribe is named after the Genus Uromacer and should not be confused with Uromacerina , a genus of xenodontine snake that occurs in South America.

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FIGURE 2. Map showing the West Indies (including the southern tip of Florida above, Central America to the west, and the northern edge of South America below) and the distributions of the genera of the Tribe Alsophiini, Subfamily Xenodontinae, Family Dipsadidae.