| Higher Taxa | Boidae (Boinae), Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | Chilabothrus striatus striatus (FISCHER 1856)
Chilabothrus striatus exagistus (SHEPLAN & SCHWARTZ 1974)
Chilabothrus striatus warreni (SHEPLAN & SCHWARTZ 1974) |
| Common Names | E: Hispaniolan Boa, Haitian Boa; exagistus: Tiburon boa; warreni: Île de la Tortue boa
G: Haiti-Boa |
| Synonym | Homalochilus striatus FISCHER 1856: 102
Homalochilus striatus — JAN 1864
Homalochilus striatus — GARMAN 1887: 279
Epicrates striatus — BOULENGER 1893: 96
Epicrates striatus — GORMAN & GRESS 1970
Epicrates striatus striatus — SHEPLAN & SCHWARTZ 1974: 66
Epicrates striatus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 609
Epicrates striatus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 198
Chilabothrus striatus — REYNOLDS et al. 2013
Epicrates striatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 274
Chilabothrus striatus striatus — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 14
Chilabothrus striatus — REYNOLDS et al. 2023
Chilabothrus striatus exagistus SHEPLAN & SCHWARTZ 1974
Epicrates striatus exagistus SHEPLAN & SCHWARTZ 1974: 72
Epicrates striatus exagistus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988
Chilabothrus striatus exagistus — REYNOLDS et al. 2013
Chilabothrus striatus exagistus — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 14
Chilabothrus striatus warreni SHEPLAN & SCHWARTZ 1974
Epicrates striatus warreni SHEPLAN & SCHWARTZ 1974: 74
Epicrates striatus warreni — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988
Chilabothrus striatus warreni — REYNOLDS et al. 2013
Chilabothrus striatus warreni — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 14 |
| Distribution | Hispaniola
striatus: Hispaniola; Île de la Gonâve; Isla Saona; intergrades with E. s. exagistus. Type locality: Santo Domingo and St. Thomas; restricted by Sheplan and Schwartz, 1974, to the city of Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, República Dominicana.
exagistus: Hispaniola: Haiti, distal portion of the Tiburon Peninsula, east to Les Basses, but presumably occurring further east. Type locality: Camp Perrin, Departement du Sud, Haiti.
warreni: Île de la Tortue; Type locality: Vicinity of Palmiste, lIe de la Tortue, Haiti.
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| Reproduction | ovoviviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: ZMH R20190, other syntype lost (J. Hallermann, pers. comm. 10 Nov 2023)
Holotype: MCZ 125603, adult female [exagistus]
Holotype: MCZ 125604, adult female [warreni] |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3386 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Illustrations: see Cochran, 1941; Mehrtens, 1987; Tolson, 1987.
Synonymy: many subspecies previously assigned to Epicrates striatus are now assigned to Chilabothrus strigilatus.
Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). |
| Etymology | Named after Latin stria = groove or furrow, often for stripe or line, even though this species does not have longitudinal stripes.
C. s. exagistus was named after the Greek for "mystical," in reference to the fact that in vodoun (voodoo), snakes are associated with the loa Damballa.
C. s. warreni was named after the collector of the type, C. R. Warren (although Sheplan & Schwartz say “taken August 15 - 27, 1970, by native collector for C. R. Warren.” |
| References |
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