Chilabothrus exsul
{{Short description|Species of snake}}
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| image = AbacoIsBoa.JPG
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Chilabothrus
| species = exsul
| authority = Netting & Goin, 1944McDiarmid 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).
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Chilabothrus exsul, the Abaco Island boa or Northern Bahamas boa, is a boa species found in the Bahamas. No subspecies are currently recognized.{{ITIS |id=634797 |taxon=Epicrates exsul |accessdate=10 July 2008}} Like all other boas, it is not venomous.
Description
Slender and terrestrial with an iridescent reddish sheen. It grows to a maximum of {{convert|80|cm|in|abbr=on}} 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."
References
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Further reading
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- 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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External links
- {{NRDB species|genus=Chilabothrus|species=exsul|date=10 July|year=2008}}
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Category:Reptiles described in 1944
Category:Taxa named by M. Graham Netting
Category:Endemic fauna of the Bahamas
Category:Reptiles of the Bahamas
Category:Snakes of the Caribbean
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