Red-bellied racer

The red-bellied racer was first formally described as Dromicus rufiventris in 1854 by the French zoologists André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron and Auguste Duméril with its type locality given erroneously as "Brasil". This is a species in the genus Alsophis which is classified within the tribe Alsophiini of the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. ==Description==

The red-bellied racer is a medium-sized snake with a maximum snout-vent length of , although they may attain . The background colour on the back is various shades from grey through to brown. There are dark brown stripes running from the snout through the eyes onto the furthest front part of the back. In males, the pattern on the back consists of diffuse, black-bordered, brown blotches on the middle of the back, fading into an ill-defined wide, dark middorsal stripe towards the tail. In females, there is a series of streaks and smudges which become less clear towards the tail. The underside is yellowish, gradually changing to dark brown or black towards the tail. ==Distribution==

The red-bellied racer is found on the Lesser Antilles islands of Saba and Sint Eustatius. It has been extirpated from St Kitts and Nevis. This species is found in a wide variety of terrestrial habitats. ==References==