Chilabothrus angulifer

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Chilabothrus angulifer
EpicratesAngulifer1.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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
    — et al., 2013

Chilabothrus angulifer, also known commonly as the Cuban boa and the Cuban tree boa by locals as maja de Santa María, is a species of snake if the family Boidae. The species is native to Cuba and some nearby islands. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Geographic range[]

C. angulifer is found in Cuba and on adjacent islands, including Isla de la Juventud (formerly called Isle of Pines), 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]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of C. angulifer is forest of several varieties (rainforest, cloud forest, evergreen forest, semi-deciduous forest, thorn forest, coastal scrub forest), at altitudes from sea level to 1,214 m (3,983 ft). It has also been found in sugar cane plantations.[1]

Description[]

C. angulifer is a large snake. The longest specimen measured by Boulenger (1893) had a total length of 2.17 m (7.1 ft), which included a tail 19.5 cm (7.7 in) long.[4]

Diet[]

C. angulifer preys predominately on bats, but also eats juvenile tortoises, birds, mice, and other small rodents.[1]

Hunting behavior[]

In May 2017, a study from the University of Tennessee was released indicating cooperative hunting of fruit bats by C. angulifer – the first documented instance of deliberate pack hunting behavior in snakes.[5]

Maturation[]

C. angulifer 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.[6]

Reproduction[]

C. angulifer is viviparous.[1][3]

Conservation status[]

The species C. angulifer, was classified as "Least Concern" (LC) in 2021.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, (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 c Chilabothrus angulifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ Boulenger GA (1893).
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.

Further reading[]

  • Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Boidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I–XXVIII. (Epicrates angulifer, p. 96).
  • Cocteau [J-T], Bibron [G] (1838). "Reptiles ". pp. 1–143. In: de la Sagra R (1838). Historia Physica, Politica y Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Historia Natural. Tomo IV. Reptiles y Peces. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. 255 pp. (Epicrates angulifer, new species, pp. 129–130). (in Latin and Spanish).
  • , , Hedges SB, , , (2013). "Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of West Indian boid snakes (Chilabothrus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68 (3): 461–470. (Chilabothrus angulifer, new combination).
  • 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 angulifer, p. 183).



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