
West Indian Boas
Chilabothrus
Chilabothrus, commonly known as the Greater Antillean boas or West Indian boas, is a genus of nonvenomous snakes the family Boidae. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. 12 or 14 species are recognized as being valid.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species

Puerto Rican Boa
speciesChilabothrus inornatus

Hispaniolan Boa
speciesChilabothrus striatus

Cuban Tree Boa
speciesChilabothrus angulifer

Bahamian Boa
speciesChilabothrus strigilatus

Jamaican Boa
speciesChilabothrus subflavus

Southern Bahamas boa
speciesChilabothrus chrysogaster

Hispaniolan Gracile Boa
speciesChilabothrus gracilis

Abaco Island Boa
speciesChilabothrus exsul

Virgin Islands boa
speciesChilabothrus granti

Ford's Boa
speciesChilabothrus fordii

Mona Island Boa
speciesChilabothrus monensis
Conception Bank Silver Boa
speciesChilabothrus argentum
Hispaniolan Vine Boa
speciesChilabothrus ampelophis

Acklin's Island Boa
speciesChilabothrus schwartzi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 474360.