Ialtris
Ialtris is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. Geographic range Species of the genus Ialtris are found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Species and subspecies The genus Ialtris contains the following four species which are recognized as being valid. One of these species, I. haetianus, has three recognized subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies. Ialtris agyrtes - Barahona red-headed racer, Barreras fanged snake Ialtris dorsalis - Hispaniolan W-headed racer, brown fanged snake Ialtris haetianus - Hispaniolan upland racer, Haitian ground snake Ialtris haetianus haetianus Ialtris haetianus perfector Ialtris haetianus vaticinata Ialtris parishi - Tiburon banded racer, Parish's fanged snake Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies, respectively, was originally described in a genus other than Ialtris. References Further reading Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Ialtris and species I. dorsalis, p. 137, Figure 7 + Plate VII, figure 2). Cope