Chilabothrus angulifer

Chilabothrus angulifer is a boid species found in Cuba and on some nearby islands. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3] It is also known as Cuban boa or Cuban tree boa.[1]

Chilabothrus angulifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Chilabothrus
Species:
C. angulifer
Binomial name
Chilabothrus angulifer
(Cocteau and Bibron, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Epicrates angulifer
    Cocteau and Bibron, 1840
  • Epicrates angulifer
    – Boulenger, 1893[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Cuba and adjacent islands, including Isla de la Juventud, 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] Habitats of this snake include tropical dry forest and scrub forest.

Hunting behavior

In May 2017, a study from the University of Tennessee was released indicating cooperative hunting of fruit bats by this species – the first documented instance of deliberate pack hunting behavior in snakes.[4]

Maturation

This species 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]

Conservation status

This species was classified as Lower Risk (LR, now described as NT) in 1996.[1]

References
  1. Day, M. & Tolson, P. (1996). "Chilabothrus angulifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T7815A12852846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7815A12852846.en. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. Chilabothrus angulifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.
  4. Dinets, Vladimir (26 May 2017). "Coordinated hunting by Cuban boas" (PDF). Animal Behavior and Cognition. 4 (1): 24–29. doi:10.12966/abc.02.02.2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. 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.


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