Mona Island boa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Chilabothrus |
| Species: | C. monensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilabothrus monensis (Zenneck, 1898)
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Chilabothrus monensis, which is been called the Virgin Islands tree boa in the Virgin Islands,[3] and possibly sometimes as the Mona Island boa elsewhere, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.[4] It is native to the West Indies.
Distribution and habitat
Chilabothrus monensis is found in the West Indies, around Mona Island and Cayo Diablo near Puerto Rico, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in the British Virgin Islands: Tortola, Great Camanoe, Necker and Virgin Gorda.[5]
It has also relatively recently been recorded on the island of Great Saint James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where its presence influenced the permitting process for the construction plans of the islands owner, Jeffrey Epstein.[3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.
References
- ^ Tolson P (1996). "Chilabothrus granti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T7829A12853577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7829A12853577.en.
- ^ "Chilabothrus monensis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Carlson, Suzanne (May 7, 2019). "Epstein building compound on Great St. James". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Epicrates". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Schwartz, Albert, Thomas, Richard (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, p. 185).
- ^ Zenneck J (1898). "Die Zeichnung der Boiden ". Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 64: 1-384. (Epicrates monensis, new species, pp. 64–66). (in German)
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