Order Scaled reptiles | Suborder Serpentes Genus Corallus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Corallus, Snake, Boas, Corallus cookii, Reptile | ||
Corallus ruschenbergerii part i
Corallus ruschenbergerii is a nonvenomous boa species endemic to lower Central America and northern South America. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Contents
- Corallus ruschenbergerii part i
- Corallus ruschenbergerii part 2
- Etymology
- Description
- Geographic range
- Habitat
- Feeding
- Captivity
- References
Corallus ruschenbergerii part 2
Etymology
The specific name, ruschenbergerii, is in honor of William Ruschenberger, who was a United States Navy surgeon.
Description
Corallus ruschenbergerii is one of the largest members of the genus Corallus with adults reaching up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in total length (including tail). The colors are typically shades of yellow, brown or gray, although populations on Trinidad and Tobago are often a patternless pure bronze.
Geographic range
C. ruschenbergerii is found in Lower Central America in southwestern Costa Rica (south of 10° N) and Panama, including Isla del Rey, Isla Contadora, Isla de Cébaco and Isla Suscantupu. In South America it occurs in Colombia east of the Andes, north of the Cordillera Central and north of the Cordillera Oriental, northern Venezuela north of the Cordillera de Mérida and in the drainage of the Río Orinoco, north and west of the Guiana Shield, east of the Orinoco Delta. It is also found on Isla Margarita, Trinidad and Tobago. The type locality given is "Panama".
Habitat
C. ruschenbergerii is a relatively common species found in wide rage of habitats from near sea level to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level: mangroves, riparian forests, wet and dry lowland forests, tree-lined savanna, and palm groves. It is nocturnal.
Feeding
The primary diet of C. ruschenbergerii consists of rodents and other small mammals, as well as birds and bats.
Captivity
Still fairly rare in captivity, C. ruschenbergerii is only recently becoming more common in the United States.
