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Chilabothrus argentum REYNOLDS, PUENTE-ROLÓN, GENEVA, AVILES-RODRIGUEZ & HERRMANN, 2016

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Higher TaxaBoidae (Boinae), Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Conception Bank Boa, Conception Bank Silver Boa 
SynonymChilabothrus argentum REYNOLDS, PUENTE-ROLÓN, GENEVA, AVILES-RODRIGUEZ & HERRMANN 2016
Chilabothrus argentum — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 9
Chilabothrus argentum — REYNOLDS et al. 2023 
DistributionBahamas (Conception Island Bank)

Type locality: Conception Island Bank, Bahamas (not explicitly given)  
Reproductionovoviviparous (predicted, based on related species) 
TypesHolotype: MCZ R-193527. An adult female obtained 21 October 2015. Found at night climbing 1.5 m high in a B. simaruba tree. Specimen measurements are listed in Table 1 in Reynolds et al. 2016. Specimen squamation on the right side is as follows: 278 ventrals, 83 subcaudals, 14 supralabials, 1 loreal, 1 preocular, 1 suborbital, 4 postoculars, and 2 supraoculars. Paratype. MCZ R-193528. An adult male, obtained 21 October 2015. Found at night moving horizontally 2 m high on a B. simaruba branch. Specimen measurements are listed in Table 1. Specimen squamation on the right side is as follows: 278 ventrals, 83 subcaudals, 13 supralabials, 1 loreal, 1 preocular, 1 suborbital, 4 postoculars, and 1 supraocular. Preocular and sixth supralabial scales on the left side of the head are malformed, as is the fifth supralabial on the right side of the head. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1792 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentHabitat: This species is apparently largely arboreal, and has been found in Coco- thrinax argentata and B. simaruba. 
References
  • Kwet, Axel 2016. Eine neue Schlankboa von den Bahamas: die Conception-Silberboa (Chilabothrus argentum). Terraria-Elaphe 2016 (6): 50 - get paper here
  • Reynolds, R. Graham and Robert W. Henderson 2018. Boas of the World (Superfamily Booidae): A Checklist With Systematic, Taxonomic, and Conservation Assessments. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Sep 2018, Vol. 162, No. 1: 1-58. - get paper here
  • REYNOLDS, R. GRAHAM; ALBERTO R. PUENTE-ROLÓN & ANTHONY J. GENEVA. 2022. Natural History and Morphometrics of the Newly Discovered and Critically Endangered Conception Bank Silver Boa (Chilabothrus argentum; Squamata; Boidae). Caribbean Naturalist 88: 1–20. - get paper here
  • Reynolds, R. Graham; Alberto R. Puente-Rolón, Anthony J. Geneva, Kevin J. Aviles-Rodriguez, and Nicholas C. Herrmann 2016. Discovery of a Remarkable New Boa from the Conception Island Bank, Bahamas. Breviora 549 (1): 1-19 - get paper here
  • REYNOLDS, ROBERT GRAHAM; ROBERT W. HENDERSON, LUIS M. DÍAZ, TOMÁS M. RODRÍGUEZ-CABRERA AND ALBERTO R. PUENTE-ROLÓN 2023. Boas of the West Indies. Comstock Publishing / Cornell U Press - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1988. West Indian Amphibian and Reptiles: A Checklist. Milwaukee Publ. Mus. Contr. Biol. Geol. No. 74: 264 pp. - get paper here
 
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