Lichanura

Lichanura, the rosy boas, are a genus of snakes in the family Boidae.^[1][2] They are distributed across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.^[3]

Lichanura
Lichanura orcutti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Subfamily:	Erycinae
Genus:	Lichanura Cope, 1861
Type species
Lichanura trivirgata Cope, 1861
Species[1][2]
2 species (see text)

Species

There are two recognized species:^[1]

• Lichanura orcutti Stejneger, 1889
• Lichanura trivirgata Cope, 1861