Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Boinae Scientific name Epicrates exsul Higher classification Epicrates Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Boidae Genus Epicrates Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Boas, Snake, Epicrates, Chilabothrus chrysogaster, Epicrates fordii | ||
Epicrates exsul is a nonvenomous boa species found in the Bahamas. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
Slender and terrestrial with an iridescent reddish sheen. It grows to a maximum of 80 cm (31 in) in length and feeds on small mammals, birds and lizards.
Geographic range
Found in the Bahamas on Grand Bahama Island and Great Abaco Island, including Elbow Cay and Little Abaco Island. The type locality given is "Near Blackrock (approximately 26°49'N. lat. and 77°25'30"W. long.) on the east coast of Great Abaco in the Bahamas."
References
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