''Cubophis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more j ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ev ...

.. www.reptile-database.org. They are found in the northwestern Caribbean.

Species

The following six

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are recognized as being valid. *''

Cubophis brooksi ''Cubophis brooksi'', the Swan Island racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Little Swan Island in Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The re ...

'' ( Barbour, 1914) -

Little Swan Island The Little Swan Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a uninhabited granite island situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pry ...

, Honduras *''

Cubophis cantherigerus ''Cubophis cantherigerus'', the Cuban racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Cuba and The Bahamas. References Cubophis Snakes of North America Reptiles described in 1843 Reptiles of the Bahamas ...

'' ( Bibron, 1843) -

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archi ...

( Cay Sal Bank) *''

Cubophis caymanus ''Cubophis caymanus'', the Grand Cayman racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The ...

'' ( Garman, 1887) -

Grand Cayman Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles ( ...

, Cayman Islands *''

Cubophis fuscicauda ''Cubophis fuscicauda'', the Cayman Brac racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Cayman Brac Cayman Brac is an island that is part of the Cayman Islands. It lies in the Caribbean Sea about north-eas ...

'' (Garman, 1888) - Cayman Islands *''

Cubophis ruttyi ''Cubophis ruttyi'', the Little Cayman racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The e ...

'' (

Grant Grant or Grants may refer to: Places *Grant County (disambiguation) Australia * Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia United Kingdom * Castle Grant United States *Grant, Alabama * Grant, Inyo County, ...

, 1941) - Cayman Islands *''

Cubophis vudii ''Cubophis vudii'', the Bahamian racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to The Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago ...

'' (

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, 1862) - Bahamas

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