Uromacer frenatus

Uromacer frenatus, the slender Hispaniolan vine snake or island pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Hispaniola in the West Indies.

Geographic range
U. frenatus is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of U. frenatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to 929 m.

Reproduction
U. frenatus is oviparous.

Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
 * Uromacer frenatus chlorauges Schwartz, 1976
 * Uromacer frenatus dorsalis Dunn, 1920
 * Uromacer frenatus frenatus (Günther, 1865)
 * Uromacer frenatus wetmorei Cochran, 1931

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Uromacer.

Etymology
The subspecific name, wetmorei, is in honor of American ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.