Charina

Charina
Rubber boa, C. bottae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Erycinae
Genus: Charina
Gray, 1849
Synonyms[1]

Charina is a genus of nonvenomous boas, commonly known as rubber boas, found in North America. Two species are currently recognized.[2]

  1. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ "Charina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 July 2022.