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Alsophis sibonius Cope, 1879 – Antilles racer, Dominica racer, Dominican racer, Leeward racer.Duméril, 1876) – orange-bellied racer, red-bellied racer, Saba racer

Alsophis rijgersmaei Cope, 1869 – Anguilla racer, Anguilla Bank racer, Leeward Islands racer.Alsophis manselli Parker, 1933 – Montserrat racer.Alsophis antillensis ( Schlegel, 1837) – Antilles racer, Guadeloupe racer, Leeward racer.Alsophis antiguae Parker, 1933 – Antiguan racer Andy Chiavetta, who worked with the pit crew of another Unlimited racer, says that according to telemetry broadcast from the Galloping Ghost to Leeward's team, the g load was far higher than that.They are diurnal, usually active from dawn to dusk. these racers are rear-fanged, with enlarged teeth at the rear of their upper jaws.Īlsophis species are harmless to humans and most have a gentle temperament. Snakes of the genus Alsophis are all relatively small, usually less than about 1 m (39⅜ in) in body length. The impact they have on the island can be surprising: a tiny beetle can fell a towering palm. Many others are tiny insects that few have ever seen at all. Some invaders we see all around us, like the Green Iguana. Following the removal of invasive alien predators and successful reintroductions to a further three islands (Rabbit in 1999, Green Island in 2001, and York Island in 2008), the total population has increased to more than 1,000 individuals. The elegant Leeward Island Racer snake that once hunted lizards here and the Lesser Antillean Iguana are both gone. Anguilla Bank Racer, (Leeward Islands Racer). This snake once occurred on Antigua and Barbuda, but by 1995, only 50 individuals remained on Great Bird Island, off the coast of Antigua. Anguilla, in the Leeward Islands, plays host to the Leeward Island racer (alsophis rijersmai), one of the most endangered and rare snakes in the Lesser Antilles. Bird Island Racer Remarks: Extinct on Barbuda and the main island of Antigua. Several species once included in this genus have been placed in the genera Borikenophis and Pseudalsophis.Īlsophis antiguae is the rarest snake in the genus Alsophis. This genus contains nine described species which are recognized as being valid. Leeward island racer is part of WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles, an effort to make Wikipedia a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use resource for amphibians and reptiles.If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the project page for more information. Snakes of the genus Alsophis are small and rear-fanged, and they are considered harmless to humans. It is found in Anguilla, Saint Barthélemy, and probably extinct on Sint Maarten. antiguae, is one of the world's rarest known snakes. The Leeward Island Racer (Alsophis rijgersmaei) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. Alsophis species are endemic to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Species in the genus Alsophis are among those snakes commonly called "racers". Alsophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.