The Cuban boa constrictor [1] , or the Cuban smooth-lipped constrictor [1] ( lat. Chilabothrus angulifer ), is a species of pseudopod family that lives in Central America .
| Cuban boa |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infraclass : | Lepidosauromorphs |
| Infrastructure : | Alethinophidia |
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| International scientific name |
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Chilabothrus angulifer bibron , 1835 |
| Synonyms |
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Epicrates angulifer bibron, 1843 |
| Security status |
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Close to vulnerableIUCN 3.1 Near Threatened : 7815 |
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Content
The total length reaches 4.5 m. Head with a wide base and a muzzle blunt at the end. The body is slim, muscular. The color is brown with a pattern of staggered dark brown rhombic spots. Scales of the body with a characteristic iridescent tint for smooth-boiled constrictors.
Prefers wet and dry woodlands , overgrown with stony biotopes . Leads a tree lifestyle. Active during the day, only in the summer months - at night. It feeds on warm-blooded prey: bats , birds and rodents . In search of prey, he often climbs into caves.
This is an ovoviviparous snake. Puberty occurs at 3 years. Pregnancy lasts 3 months, the female gives birth to 15-20 cubs.
It lives on the island of Cuba and a number of small islands around its coast .
- ↑ 1 2 Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The Pyatiling Dictionary of Animal Names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 274. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
- Dinets, Vladimir. Coordinated Hunting by Cuban Boas (Neopr.) // Animal Behavior and Cognition. - 2017 .-- 26 May ( t. 4 , No. 1 ). - S. 24-29 . - DOI : 10.12966 / abc.02.02.2017 .
- Geißler, L. 2005. Exkursionen im Westen Kubas . Reptilia (Münster) 10 (6): 42-49
- McDiarmid, RW; Campbell, JA & Touré, TA 1999. Snake species of the world . Vol. 1. Herpetologists' League, 511 pp.
