Rubber boa
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Rubber boa ( Charina bottae ) |
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The Rubber Boas ( Charina bottae ), also North American Rubber Boa is a small member of Boas cm with a body length 35-85. Its range extends to western North America from central California to southern British Columbia and along the Pacific coast to central Wyoming. The rubber boa occurs at heights of up to 3000 m.
The rubber boa is a fat snake with a short, blunt-ended tail. There are large symmetrical scales on the head . The pupils are oval and vertical. On the top, the rubber boa is uniformly brown to olive green in color. Their underside is yellow to cream-colored.
The rubber boa reproduces ovoviviparously , the females give birth to an average of 2 to 8 young per litter. The snake lives mainly underground in existing tunnels and crevices. It feeds on small mammals such as mice, but also on salamanders and other snakes.
In the event of danger, the rubber boa curls up into a ball and stretches its tail into the air as a dummy head.
According to the Reptile Database , the rubber boa is one of two species in the genus Charina .
Protection status
Since it is widespread and also occurs in protected areas, it is listed by the IUCN as a Least Concern (low risk). The rubber boa is classified as endangered in Appendix 2 of the Washington Convention on Endangered Species (CITES reference A-305.004.008.001).
Individual evidence
- ^ Charina in The Reptile Database ; Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ↑ Charina bottae in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: Hammerson, GA, 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
