Chilabothrus striatus | |
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A captive Chilabothrus striatus in a terrarium | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Genus: | Chilabothrus |
Species: | C. striatus
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Binomial name | |
Chilabothrus striatus (J.G. Fischer, 1856)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Chilabothrus striatus, the Hispaniolan boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.[3] The species is endemic to Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic). The species is regularly found in the international pet trade.[1]
Three subspecies are recognized:[4]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Chilabothrus.
The subspecific name warreni is in honor of C. Rhea Warren who collected herpetological specimens on Île de la Tortue.[5]