''Magliophis'' is a genus of snakes of the family
Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ev ...
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Distribution
The 2 species of this genus are found in
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
, the
United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an Territories of the United States, uninco ...
and the
British Virgin Islands
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Species
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Magliophis exiguus
''Magliophis exiguus'', the Virgin Islands miniracer or ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands
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(Cope, 1863) - Virgin Islands miniracer, ground snake
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Magliophis stahli
''Magliophis stahli'', the Puerto Rican miniracer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Ric ...
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(Stejneger, 1904) - Puerto Rican miniracer
References
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Magliophis
Snakes of the Caribbean
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