Saint Croix racer

Saint Croix racer

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Borikenophis
Species:
B. sanctaecrucis
Binomial name
Borikenophis sanctaecrucis
(Cope, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Alsophis sancticrucis
    Cope, 1862
  • Dromicus sanctæ-crucis
    Boulenger, 1894
    (emendation)
  • Alsophis sanctae-crucis
    — Grant, 1937
  • Alsophis sanctaecrucis
    — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991
  • Borikenophis sanctaecrucis
    — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal 2009

The Saint Croix racer (Borikenophis sanctaecrucis) is a possibly extinct species of snake in the family Colubridae that is endemic to the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.

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