Photo of a Southern Bahamas Boa (Chilabothrus chrysogaster)
Photo: keylimey, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Southern Bahamas Boa

Chilabothrus chrysogaster

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Boa
Family
Boidae
Genus
Chilabothrus
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist

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About

Southern Bahamas Boa (Chilabothrus chrysogaster) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, caves, abandoned buildings, caribbean dry forest. Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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