Chilabothrus granti
Chilabothrus granti, also known commonly as the Virgin Islands boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is native to the Caribbean.
| Chilabothrus granti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Chilabothrus |
| Species: | C. granti |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilabothrus granti (Stull, 1933) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, granti, is in honor of American herpetologist Chapman Grant.[3]
Geographic range
C. granti is found in Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. granti are forest and shrubland at altitudes from sea level to 100 m (330 ft), but it has also been found in gardens.[1]
Reproduction
C. granti is viviparous.[2]
References
- Platenberg, R. (2021). "Chilabothrus granti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T7829A18979910. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Chilabothrus granti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
- 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 monensis granti, p. 106).
Further reading
- Platenberg RJ, Harvey DS (2010). "Endangered species and land use conflicts: a case study of the Virgin Islands Boa (Epicrates granti)". Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5: 548–554. (Epicrates granti, new taxonomic status).
- Rodríguez-Robles JA, Jezkova T, Fujita MK, Tolson PJ, García MA (2015). "Genetic divergence and diversity in the Mona and Virgin Islands Boas, Chilabothrus monensis (Epicrates monensis) (Serpentes: Boidae), West Indian snakes of special conservation concern". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 18: 144–153. (Chilabothrus granti, new combination).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distribution, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496.
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Epicrates monensis granti, p. 185).
- Sheplan BR, Schwartz A (1974). "Hispaniolan boas of the genus Epicrates (Serpentes, Boidae) and their Antillean relationships". Annals of the Carnegie Museum 45: 57–143. (Epicrates monensis granti, new combination, pp. 102–104).
- Stull OG (1933). "Two new subspecies of the family Boidae". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (267): 1–4. (Epicrates inornatus granti, new subspecies).
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