Uromacer is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti)..
Species The following three species are recognized as being valid. Uromacer catesbyi - blunt-headed Hispaniolan vine snake, Catesby's pointed snake Uromacer frenatus - slender Hispaniolan vine snake, island pointed snake Uromacer oxyrhynchus - sharp-nosed Hispaniolan vine snake, pointed snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Uromacer.
References
Further reading Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Uromacer, p. 115, including identification key to the three species). Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Uromacer, new genus, pp. 719–720). (in French).