Mona Island boa
Species of snake
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Chilabothrus monensis, also called commonly the Virgin Islands boa in the Virgin Islands,[4] and the Mona Island boa elsewhere, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.[5] The species is native to the West Indies. There are no subspecies.
| Mona Island boa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Chilabothrus |
| Species: | C. monensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilabothrus monensis (Zenneck, 1898) | |
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Distribution and habitat
C. monensis is found in the Puerto Rican archipelago, around Mona Island and Cayo Diablo near Puerto Rico, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in the British Virgin Islands: Tortola, Great Camanoe, Necker and Virgin Gorda.[6]
Predation
In Puerto Rico, Mona Island boas may be eaten by some growth stage of invasive boa constrictors.[7]
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