Chilabothrus

Chilabothrus, commonly known as the Greater Antillean boas or West Indian boas, is a genus of nonvenomous snakes the family Boidae. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. 12 or 14 species are recognized as being valid.

Distribution Species of Chilabothrus are found throughout the West Indies, from the Lucayan Archipelago to the Virgin Islands and all four of the Greater Antilles.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume).

Species SpeciesTaxon authorSubsp.*Common name(s)Geographic rangeImageC. ampelophisLandestoy, Reynolds & Henderson, 20210n/aHispaniola (the Dominican Republic)Landestoy MA, Reynolds RG, Henderson RW (2021). "A small new arboreal species of west Indian boa (Boidae: Chilabothrus) from southern Hispaniola". Breviora (571): 1–20. (Chilabothrus ampelophis, new species).C. angulifer(Cocteau & Bibron, 1840)0Cuban boaCuba and the adjacent islands (including Isla de la Juventud, the Archipiélago de los Canarreos in Cayo Cantiles, the Archipiélago de los Colorados off the northern coast of Pinar del Río, and the Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey on Cayo Guajaba and Cayo Sant María), as well as the Bahamas.C. argentumReynolds, Puente-Rolón, Geneva, Aviles-Rodriguez & Herrmann, 20160Conception Bank silver boaConception Bank, the BahamasC. chrysogaster(Cope, 1871)1Turks and Caicos Islands boathe Lucayan Archipelago, including the Turks and Caicos Islands (on Grand Turk Island, Middle Caicos, North Caicos, Big Ambergris Cay, Little Ambergris Cay and Long Cay) and the Bahamas (on Great Inagua and Sheep Cay)C. exsul(Netting & Goin, 1944)0Abaco Islands boaGrand Bahama Island, Great Abaco Island, Elbow Cay and Little Abaco Island, the BahamasC. fordii(Günther, 1861)2Ford's boa, Hispaniolan desert boaHispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and the adjacent islands (Île de la Gonâve, Isla Saona and Isla Cabritos on Lake Enriquillo)C. gracilisFischer, 18881Hispaniolan vine boaHispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) north of the Plain of the Cul-de-SacC. granti(Stull, 1933)0Virgin Islands boathe British Virgin Islands (on Great Camanoe, Necker, Tortola and Virgin Gorda), Puerto Rico (on Culebra and Cayo Diablo) and the United States Virgin Islands (on Saint Thomas)Platenberg R (2021). "Chilabothrus granti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T7829A18979910.en. Downloaded on 11 September 2021.C. inornatus(Reinhardt, 1843)0Puerto Rican boaPuerto RicoC. monensis(Zenneck, 1898)1Mona Island boaMona Island and Cayo Diablo, Puerto Rico, as well as the United States Virgin Islands (on St. Thomas) and the British Virgin Islands (on Tortola, Great Camanoe, Necker and Virgin Gorda)C. schwartzi(Buden, 1975)Crooked-Acklins boaCrooked Island and Acklins in the BahamasC. striatus(Fischer, 1856)3Hispaniolan boaHispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and the adjacent islands (Île de la Tortue, Île à Vache, Saona) C. strigilatus(Cope, 1863) 4Bahamian boathe BahamasC. subflavus(Stejneger, 1901)0Jamaican boaJamaica (including Goat Island) ) Not including the nominate subspecies. T) Type species.

Nota bene: A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chilabothrus.

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