Chilabothrus

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Chilabothrus
Cuban boa, C. angulifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Boinae
Genus: Chilabothrus
Duméril & Bibron, 1844

Chilabothrus,[1] commonly known as the Greater Antillean boas or West Indian boas,[citation needed] is a genus of nonvenomous snakes the family Boidae. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. 12[1] or 14[2][3] species are recognized as being valid.

Species of Chilabothrus are found throughout the West Indies, from the Lucayan Archipelago to the Virgin Islands and all four of the Greater Antilles.[3][4]

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