The Saint Croix racer (Borikenophis sanctaecrucis ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
The specific name, sanctaecrucis, refers to the island of Saint Croix, on which the holotype was collected.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withB. sanctaecrucis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 102.5 cm (3.36 ft). It has smooth dorsal scales, which are arranged in 17 rows at midbody.
The holotype has a total length of 50 in (130 cm), which includes a tail 17 in (43 cm) long.
B. sanctaecrucis is oviparous.
