Chilabothrus exsul

Chilabothrus exsul, the Abaco Island boa or Northern Bahamas boa, is a boa species found in the Bahamas. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3] Like all other boas, it is not venomous.

Chilabothrus exsul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Chilabothrus
Species:
C. exsul
Binomial name
Chilabothrus exsul

Description

Slender and terrestrial with an iridescent reddish sheen. It grows to a maximum of 80 cm (31 in) in length and feeds on small mammals, birds and lizards.

Distribution and habitat

Found in the Bahamas on Grand Bahama Island and Great Abaco Island, including Elbow Cay and Little Abaco Island. The type locality given is "Near Blackrock (approximately 26°49'N. lat. and 77°25'30"W. long.) on the east coast of Great Abaco in the Bahamas."[2]

References
  1. Reynolds, R.; Buckner, S. (2016). "Chilabothrus exsul". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15155078A15155082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15155078A15155082.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  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. "Epicrates exsul". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 July 2008.

Further reading
  • Dirksen L, Auliya M. 2001. Zur Systematik und Biologie der Riesenschlangen (Boidae). -Draco, Münster, 2(1): 4–19.
  • Netting, M.G. & C.J. Goin. 1944. Another new boa of the genus Epicrates from the Bahamas. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 30:71-76.
  • Tolson PJ, Henderson RW. The natural history of West Indian boas. R & A Publishing Limited, Somerset, UK, 1993, 125 pp.
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