Chilabothrus strigilatus

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Chilabothrus strigilatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Chilabothrus
Species:
C. strigilatus
Binomial name
Chilabothrus strigilatus
(Cope, 1862)
Synonyms [2]
  • Homolachilus strigilatus
    Cope, 1862
  • Epicrates versicolor
    Steindachner, 1863
  • Epicrates strigilatus
    Barbour, 1904
  • Chilabothrus strigilatus
    Reynolds et al., 2013

Chilabothrus strigilatus, also known commonly as the Bahamian boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to the Bahamas. There are five recognized subspecies. [2]

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Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. strigilatus are forest and shrubland, but it has also been found in gardens. [1]

Diet

Large adults of C. strigilatus prey upon both warm-blooded (birds, rodents) and cold-blooded (frogs, lizards) animals. Smaller adults and young prey predominately on lizards of the genus Anolis. [1]

Reproduction

C. strigilatus is viviparous and reproduces every other year. [1]

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominate subspecies: [2]

Etymology

The subspecific name, fowleri, is in honor of herpetologist Danny C. Fowler. [3]

The subspecific name, mccraniei, is in honor of American herpetologist James R. McCranie. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reynolds, R.G.; Buckner, S. (2019). "Chilabothrus strigilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T74872197A74874898. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T74872197A74874898.en . Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Chilabothrus strigilatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 December 2014.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Epicrates striatus fowleri, p. 93).
  4. Sheplan BR, Schwartz A (1974). p. 129.

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