Cuban boa

Cuban boa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Chilabothrus
Species:
C. angulifer
Binomial name
Chilabothrus angulifer
(Cocteau & Bibron, 1840)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Epicrates angulifer
    Cocteau & Bibron, 1840
  • Epicrates angulifer
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Chilabothrus angulifer
    — Reynolds et al., 2013

The Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer),[1][3] also known as the Cuban tree boa[4] and by locals as Majá de Santa María, is a very large species of snake in the family Boidae. With lengths exceeding 5 m (16 ft) and a relatively heavy build, the Cuban boa is one of the largest snakes in North America. The species is native to Cuba and some nearby islands. No subspecies are currently recognized.

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Cuban Tree Boa (Chilabothrus angulifer)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 13 September 2022.