Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Chilabothrus
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Slender Boas
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Schlankboas
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Slankboaer
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1844 |  |
Chilabothrus Linnaeus (type species: Boa inornata Reinhardt 1843) |
Contents:
14 species, of which 12 (85.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Epicrates (e.g., Williams & Wallach 1989). Revalidated by Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell (2013).
Distribution:
West Indies.
Reported from:
Bahamas
(incl.
Great Inagua Bank
[incl.
Great Inagua],
Little Bahama Bank),
British Virgin Islands,
Cuba
(incl.
Isla de la Juventud),
Dominican Republic,
Haiti
(incl.
Ile de la Gonâve,
Île-à-Vache),
Jamaica,
Puerto Rico
(incl.
Culebra,
Mona),
Turks & Caicos Islands
(Caicos Islands,
Turks Islands),
U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Chilabothrus ampelophis
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Hispaniolan Vine Boa
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Dominikanische Schlankboa
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Dominikansk Træboa
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2021 | |
Chilabothrus ampelophis Landestoy-T., Reynolds & Henderson |
Distribution:
Dominican Republic.
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Chilabothrus angulifer
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Cuban Boa
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Kubanische Schlankboa
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Cubansk Slankboa, Cubaboa, Slankboa
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Epicrates angulifer Bibron |
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Chilabothrus angulifer Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
Distribution:
Cuba
(incl.
Isla de la Juventud).
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Chilabothrus argentum
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Conception Bank Silver Boa
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Conception-Schlankboa
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Conception-Slankboa
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2016 | |
Chilabothrus argentum Reynolds, Puente-Rolón, Geneva, Aviles-Rodriquez & Herrmann |
Distribution:
Bahamas
(Conception Bank
[Booby Cay,
Conception Island]).
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Chilabothrus chrysogaster
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Southern Bahamas Boa, (Bahaman Boa)
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Turk's Island-Boa
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Sydlig Bahama-slankboa
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1871 | |
Homalochilus chrysogaster Cope |
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Epicrates chrysogaster Stejneger 1904 |
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Epicrates striatus chrysogaster Stull 1935 |
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Epicrates chrysogaster Sheplan & Schwartz 1974 |
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Chilabothrus chrysogaster Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
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Epicrates relicquus Barbour & Shreve |
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Epicrates striatus reliquus Barbour 1937 |
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Epicrates chrysogaster reliquus Sheplan & Schwartz 1974 |
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Chilabothrus chrysogaster reliquus Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 [by implication] |
Other common names:
chrysogaster: Turks and Caicos Islands Boa
reliquus: Great Inagua Dwarf Boa
Remarks:
Previously included schwartzi.
Distribution:
Bahamas
(incl.
Great Inagua Bank
[incl.
Great Inagua]),
Turks & Caicos Islands
(Caicos Islands,
Turks Islands).
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Chilabothrus exsul
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Northern Bahamas Boa, Abaco Boa, (Bahaman Boa)
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Abaco-Schlankboa
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Nordlig Bahama-slankboa
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Epicrates exsul Netting & Goin |
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Chilabothrus exsul Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
Distribution:
Bahamas
(incl.
Little Bahama Bank).
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Chilabothrus fordii
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Hispaniolan Desert Boa, Haitian Ground Boa, (Ford's Boa)
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Fords Schlankboa
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Hispaniolansk Ørkenboa
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Pelophilus fordii Günther |
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Epicrates fordii Boulenger 1893 |
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Epicrates inornatus fordii Stull 1935 |
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Chilabothrus fordii Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
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1888 | |
Chilabothrus maculatus Fischer (Stimson 1969) |
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1974 | |
Epicrates fordii agametus Sheplan & Schwartz |
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Chilabothrus fordii agametus Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 [by implication] |
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Epicrates fordi manototus Schwartz |
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Chilabothrus fordii manototus Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 [by implication] |
Other common names:
agametus: Haitian Desert Boa
fordi: Dominican Republic Desert Boa
manototus: Cabrito Island Ground Boa
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Sheplan & Schwartz (1974).
Distribution:
Dominican Republic,
Haiti
(incl.
Ile de la Gonâve).
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Chilabothrus gracilis
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Hispaniolan Gracile Boa, Haitian Gracile Boa, Haitian Vine Boa
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Wein-Schlankboa
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Hispaniolansk Slankboa
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Chilabothrus gracilis Fischer |
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Epicrates gracilis Boulenger 1893 |
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Chilabothrus gracilis Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
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1974 | |
Epicrates gracilis hapalus Sheplan & Schwartz |
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Chilabothrus gracilis hapalus Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 [by implication] |
Distribution:
Dominican Republic,
Haiti.
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Chilabothrus granti
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Virgin Islands Boa
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Virgin Islands-Boa
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Virgin Islands-slankboa
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Epicrates inornatus granti Stull |
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Epicrates monensis granti Sheplan & Schwartz 1974 |
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Epicrates granti Platenberg & Harvey 2010 |
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Chilabothrus granti Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of monensis, but treated as a separate species by Platenberg & Harvey (2010). Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell (2013) did not include granti in their study and consequently, made no conclusion regarding the status of this form. However, also Rodríguez-Robles, Jezkova, Fujita, Tolson & García (2015) recognized granti as a separate species.
Distribution:
British Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico
(incl.
Culebra),
U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Chilabothrus inornatus
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Puerto Rican Boa
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Puerto-Rico-Schlankboa
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Puertoricansk Slankboa
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1843 | |
Boa inornata Reinhardt |
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Chilobothrus inornatus Garman 1887 |
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Epicrates inornatus Boulenger 1893 |
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1880 | |
Piesigaster boettgeri Seoane (Stimson 1969) |
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1992 | |
Boella tenella Smith & Chiszar (Wallach & Smith 1992; McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999) |
Remarks:
Previously included fordi.
Distribution:
Puerto Rico.
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Chilabothrus inornatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Chilabothrus monensis
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Mona Island Boa, (Puerto Rican Gracile Boa)
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Mona-Schlankboa
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Mona-slankboa
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1898 | |
Epicrates monensis Zenneck |
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Epicrates gracilis monensis Stull 1935 |
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Epicrates monensis Schwartz & Henderson 1988 |
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Chilabothrus monensis Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Schwartz & Henderson (1988).
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
(Mona).
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Chilabothrus schwartzi
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Crooked-Acklins Boa
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Crooked-Acklins-Schlankboa
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Crooked-Acklins-Slankboa
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Epicrates chrysogaster schwartzi Buden |
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Chilabothrus chrysogaster schwartzi Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 [by implication] |
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Chilabothrus schwartzi Reynolds, Puente-Rolón, Burgess & Baker 2018 |
Distribution:
Bahamas
(Crooked-Acklins Bank
[Acklin’s Island,
Crooked Island]).
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Chilabothrus striatus
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Hispaniolan Striped Boa, Hispaniolan Boa, Haitian Boa, (Fischer's Boa)
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Haiti-Schlankboa, Haiti-Boa, Silbergraue Schlankboa
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Stribet Haiti-slankboa, Haitiboa
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Homalochilus striatus Fischer |
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Epicrates striatus Steindachner 1864 |
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Chilabothrus striatus Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
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1862 | |
Homalochilus multisectus Cope (Stimson 1969) |
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1864 | |
Epicrates versicolor Steindachner (Stimson 1969) |
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Epicrates striatus exagistus Sheplan & Schwartz |
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Chilabothrus striatus exagistus Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
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1974 | |
Epicrates striatus warreni Sheplan & Schwartz |
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Chilabothrus striatus warreni Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
Other common names:
exagistus: Tiburon Island Boa
warreni: Turtle Island Boa
Remarks:
Previously included strigilatus. Reports from the Bahamas refer to strigilatus.
Introduced to:
Puerto Rico
(Vieques).
Distribution:
Dominican Republic,
Haiti
(incl.
Ile de la Gonâve,
Île-à-Vache).
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Chilabothrus striatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Chilabothrus strigilatus
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Bahama Striped Boa
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Gestreifte Bahama-Schlankboa
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Stribet Bahama-slankboa
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1862 | |
Homalochilus strigilatus Cope |
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Epicrates striatus strigilatus Stull 1935 |
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1941 | |
Epicrates striatus fosteri Barbour |
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Chilabothrus strigilatus fosteri Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
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1974 | |
Epicrates striatus ailurus Sheplan & Schwartz |
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Chilabothrus strigilatus ailurus Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
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Epicrates striatus fowleri Sheplan & Schwartz |
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Chilabothrus strigilatus fowleri Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
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Epicrates striatus mccraniei Sheplan & Schwartz |
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Chilabothrus strigilatus mccraniei Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
Other common names:
ailurus: Cat Island Boa
fosteri: Bimini Boa
fowleri: Inagua Island Boa
mccraniei: Ragged Island Boa
strigilatus: Nassau Boa
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of striatus. Revalidated as a separate species by Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell (2013).
Distribution:
Bahamas.
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Chilabothrus subflavus
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Jamaican Boa
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Jamaika-Schlankboa
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Jamaicaboa
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1901 | |
Epicrates subflavus Stejneger |
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Chilabothrus subflavus Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell 2013 |
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Chilabothrus subflavus
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