• Source: Chilabothrus granti

Chilabothrus granti, also known commonly as the Virgin Islands boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is native to the Caribbean.




Etymology


The specific name, granti, is in honor of American herpetologist Chapman Grant.




Geographic range


C. granti is found in Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.




Habitat


The preferred natural habitats of C. granti are forest and shrubland at altitudes from sea level to 100 m (330 ft), but it has also been found in gardens.




Diet


C. granti preys upon frogs, lizards, and snakes.




Reproduction


C. granti is viviparous.




References






Further reading


Platenberg RJ, Harvey DS (2010). "Endangered species and land use conflicts: a case study of the Virgin Islands Boa (Epicrates granti)". Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5: 548–554. (Epicrates granti, new taxonomic status).
Rodríguez-Robles JA, Jezkova T, Fujita MK, Tolson PJ, García MA (2015). "Genetic divergence and diversity in the Mona and Virgin Islands Boas, Chilabothrus monensis (Epicrates monensis) (Serpentes: Boidae), West Indian snakes of special conservation concern". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 18: 144–153. (Chilabothrus granti, new combination).
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distribution, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496.
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 monensis granti, p. 185).
Sheplan BR, Schwartz A (1974). "Hispaniolan boas of the genus Epicrates (Serpentes, Boidae) and their Antillean relationships". Annals of the Carnegie Museum 45: 57–143. (Epicrates monensis granti, new combination, pp. 102–104).
Stull OG (1933). "Two new subspecies of the family Boidae". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (267): 1–4. (Epicrates inornatus granti, new subspecies).

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