Chilabothrus striatus

Chilabothrus striatus, the Hispaniolan boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.^[3] The species is endemic to Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic). The species is regularly found in the international pet trade.^[1]

Chilabothrus striatus
A captive Chilabothrus striatus in a terrarium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Chilabothrus
Species:	C. striatus
Binomial name
Chilabothrus striatus (J.G. Fischer, 1856)
Synonyms[2]
Homalochilus striatus J.G. Fischer, 1856 Epicrates striatus — Steindachner, 1864 Chilabothrus striatus — Reynolds et al., 2013

Subspecies

Close-up of head of Chilabothrus striatus showing vertical pupil characteristic of the genus Chilabothrus

Three subspecies are recognized:^[4]

• Chilabothrus striatus exagistus Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974 – Tiburon Peninsula boa
• Chilabothrus striatus striatus (J.G. Fischer, 1856) – Hispaniolan or Dominican red mountain boa
• Chilabothrus striatus warreni Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974 – Tortuga Island boa
• Chilobothrus striatus fosteri (Thomas Barbour, 1941) – Bimini Boa

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Chilabothrus.

Etymology

The subspecific name warreni is in honor of C. Rhea Warren who collected herpetological specimens on Île de la Tortue.^[5]