Chilabothrus chrysogaster

Chilabothrus chrysogaster

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Boinae
Genus: Chilabothrus
Species: Chilabothrus chrysogaster
Subspecies (2): C. c. chrysogaster – C. c. relicquus

Name

Chilabothrus chrysogaster (Cope, 1871)

• Holotype: ANSP 10322.
• Type locality: “Turk's Island”.

Combinations

• Homalochilus chrysogaster Cope, 1871: 557 [original combination]
• Epicrates chrysogaster — Stejneger, 1904 [subsequent combination]
• Epicrates striatus chrysogaster — Stull, 1935 [subsequent combination]
• Epicrates chrysogaster — Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974 [subsequent combination]
• Chilabothrus chrysogaster — Reynolds, Niemiller, Hedges, Dornburg, Puente-Rolón & Revell, 2013: 468 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Bahamas: Great Inagua.
• Turks and Caicos Islands.

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1871. Eighth contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11: 553–559.
• Reynolds, R.G., Niemiller, M.L., Hedges, S.B., Dornburg, A., Puente-Rolón, A.R. & Revell, L.J. 2013. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of West Indian boid snakes (Chilabothrus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68(3): 461–470. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.04.029 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. University of Florida Press: Gainesville. xiv + 720 p. ISBN 9780813010496 Reference page. 
• Reynolds, R.G. & Henderson, R.W. 2018. Boas of the World (Superfamily Booidea): A Checklist With Systematic, Taxonomic, and Conservation Assessments. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162(1): 1–59. DOI: 10.3099/MCZ48.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Reynolds, R.G. & Buckner, S. 2021. IUCN: Chilabothrus chrysogaster  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T15154880A15154888. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T15154880A15154888.en. Accessed on 18 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Southern Bahamas Boa
• 中文: 特克斯和凱科斯群島虹蚺