Chilabothrus angulifer
Chilabothrus angulifer, also known commonly as the Cuban boa and the Cuban tree boa by locals as maja de Santa María, is a species of snake if the family Boidae. The species is native to Cuba and some nearby islands. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Chilabothrus |
| Species: | C. angulifer |
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Geographic range
C. angulifer is found in Cuba and on adjacent islands, including Isla de la Juventud (formerly called Isle of Pines), the Canarreos Archipelago (Cayo Cantiles), the Colorados Archipelago off the northern coast of Pinar del Río, the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago (Cayo Guajaba and Cayo Sant María). The type locality given is "Cuba".[2][3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. angulifer is forest of several varieties (rainforest, cloud forest, evergreen forest, semi-deciduous forest, thorn forest, coastal scrub forest), at altitudes from sea level to 1,214 m (3,983 ft). It has also been found in sugar cane plantations.[1]
Description
C. angulifer is a large snake. The longest specimen measured by Boulenger (1893) had a total length of 2.17 m (7.1 ft), which included a tail 19.5 cm (7.7 in) long.[4]
Diet
C. angulifer preys predominately on bats, but also eats juvenile tortoises, birds, mice, and other small rodents.[1]
Maturation
C. angulifer reaches maturation for breeding at 3 years old for males, and 5 years old for females. Captive snakes reach breeding maturity at larger sizes than non-captive snakes.[5]
Reproduction
C. angulifer is viviparous.[1][3]
References
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- Fong, A. (2021). "Chilabothrus angulifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T7815A18979599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T7815A18979599.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- Chilabothrus angulifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.
- Boulenger GA (1893).
- Rodríguez-Cabrera, Tomas M; Lopez, Javier Torres; Marrero, Ruben; Savall, Ernesto Morell; Ochotorena, Ana Sanz (2016). "Sexual maturation in free-ranging Chilabothrus angulifer (Serpentes: Boidae)". Phyllomedusa. 15 (2): 163–174. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v15i2p163-174.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Boidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I–XXVIII. (Epicrates angulifer, p. 96).
- Cocteau [J-T], Bibron [G] (1838). "Reptiles ". pp. 1–143. In: de la Sagra R (1838). Historia Physica, Politica y Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Historia Natural. Tomo IV. Reptiles y Peces. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. 255 pp. (Epicrates angulifer, new species, pp. 129–130). (in Latin and Spanish).
- Reynolds RG, Niemiller ML, Hedges SB, Dornburg A, Puente-Rolón AR, Revell LJ (2013). "Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of West Indian boid snakes (Chilabothrus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68 (3): 461–470. (Chilabothrus angulifer, new combination).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (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 angulifer, p. 183).