Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Scientific name Epicrates gracilis | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | |
Similar Epicrates fordii, Epicrates exsul, Chilabothrus chrysogaster, Epicrates monensis, Epicrates striatus | ||
Epicrates gracilis
Epicrates gracilis, known commonly as the Haitian tree boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the Boidae family. It is found on Hispaniola.
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Description
Adults may attain a total length of 89.5 cm (35 1⁄4 in), which includes a tail 16.5 cm (6 1⁄2 in) long.
Dorsally it is blackish gray, with small black spots, which are arranged in six series running down the body. Ventrally it is lighter in color.
The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 40 rows. Ventrals 282-289; anal plate entire; subcaudals 100-103 also entire.
Body slender and strongly laterally compressed. Upper labials 11 or 12, the sixth and seventh (or fifth and sixth) entering the eye.
Subspecies
The following two subspecies are recognized.
References
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