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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: April 8th, 2025.


Taxonomy of the family Bolyeriidae
Bibliography of the genus Casarea
Biodiversity of the family Bolyeriidae








Genus
Casarea

Keel-scaled Boa

Kielschuppen-Boa, (Mauritiusboa)

Kølskællet Boa

1842 Casarea Gray (type species: Boa dussumieri Schlegel 1837)
1843 Centrophis Hemprich in Fitzinger (not mentioned by McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999) (type species: Boa dussumieri Schlegel 1837)
1844 Leptoboa Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Boa dussumieri Schlegel 1837)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: As for the single species.

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Casarea.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Casarea dussumieri

Keel-scaled Boa, Round Island Ground Boa

Kielschuppen-Boa, (Mauritiusboa)

Kølskællet Boa

1837 Boa dussumieri Schlegel
Casarea dussumieri Gray 1842
Leptoboa dussumieri Duméril & Bibron 1844

Extinct in: Mauritius (Mauritius Island, Coin de Mire, Flat Island, Ile de la Passe).
Distribution: Mauritius (Round Island).