Chilabothrus

Chilabothrus is a genus of non-venomous boas found in the West Indies. 13 species are currently recognized.[1]

Chilabothrus
Cuban boa, C. angulifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Subfamily:	Boinae
Genus:	Chilabothrus Duméril & Bibron, 1844

Common names: Greater Antillean boas, West Indian boas.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Found in the West Indies.[2]

Species

Species[1]	Taxon author[1]	Subsp.*[1]	Common name	Geographic range[2]
C. angulifer	Bibron, 1840	0	Cuban tree boa[1]	Cuba and adjacent islands, including Isla de la Juventud, the Archipiélago de los Canarreos (Cayo Cantiles), the Archipiélago de los Colorados off the northern coast of Pinar del Río, the Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (Cayo Guajaba and Cayo Sant María). Also found in the Bahamas.
C. argentum	Reynolds, 2016	0	Conception Bank silver boa[3]	Conception Island Bank, the Bahamas
C. chrysogaster	(Cope, 1871)	2	Turks and Caicos Islands boa	The West Indies, including the Turks Islands (Grand Turk Island uncertain), the Caicos Islands (Middle Caicos, North Caicos, Big Ambergris Cay, Little Ambergris Cay and Long Cay) and likely other parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Bahamas, including Acklins and Crooked Islands, Great Inagua Island and Sheep Cay.
C. exsul	Netting & Goin, 1944	0	Abaco Islands boa	The Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island and Great Abaco Island, including Elbow Cay and Little Abaco Island
C. fordii	(Günther, 1861)	2	Haitian ground boa	Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and adjacent islands, including Île de la Gonâve, Isla Saona and Ilet a Cabrit on Enriquillo Lake
C. gracilis	(Fischer, 1888)	1	Haitian tree boa	Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), north of the Cul de Sac. According to Sheplan & Schwart (1974), on the Valle de Neiba plains.
C. granti	(Stull, 1933)	0	Virgin Islands tree boa	Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands (Great Camanoe, Guana, Necker, St Thomas, Tortola and Virgin Gorda), the United States Virgin Islands (Culebra, St. Thomas, Tortola, Cayo Diablo)
C. inornatus	(Reinhardt, 1843)	0	Puerto Rican boa[1]	Puerto Rico
C. monensis	Zenneck, 1898	1	Mona Island boa[1]	The West Indies: Mona Island and Cayo Diablo near Puerto Rico. The United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, Tortola, Great Camanoe, Necker and Virgin Gorda.
C. schwartzi	(Buden, 1975)		Acklins boa[1]	The Bahamas: Acklins Island and Crooked Island
C. striatus	(Fischer, 1856)	7	Hispaniolan boa	Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and adjacent islands, including Île de la Tortue, Île à Vache and Saona Island in the Dominican Republic. The Bahamas: Andros Island, Berry Island (including Chub Cay and Great Harbour Cay), Booby Cay (near onception Island), Cat Island (including Alligator Cay). The Bimini Islands, including East Bimini Island, Easter Cay, North Bimini Island and South Bimini Island. Eleuthera and Long Island. The Exuma Cays, including Compass Cay and Great Exuma Island. New Providence Island, including Rose Island. Ragged Island, including Margaret Cay and Little Ragged Cay.
C. strigilatus	(Cope, 1863)	0	Bahamian boa[1]	The Bahamas
C. subflavus	Stejneger, 1901	0	Jamaican boa[1]	Jamaica, including Goat Island

*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
^T) Type species.[2]

References

1. "Chilabothrus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
3. "Silver Boa: Scientists Discover New Snake Species in Bahamas | Biology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

External links

• Chilabothrus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 July 2008.