Chilabothrus monensis, also called commonly the Virgin Islands boa in the Virgin Islands, [4] and the Mona Island boa elsewhere, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. [5] The species is native to the West Indies. There are no subspecies.

The Mona boa is nonvenomous snake endemic to Mona Island, off the west coast of Puerto Rico, thus, it is found nowhere else in the world. It is a small, attractively mottled brown snake that lives in dry coastal forest.

Mona Boa. Kingdom. Animalia. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Chilabothrus. Species. Chilabothrus monensis. Identification Numbers. TSN: 951211. Geography. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

The Mona Island Boa is nocturnal and semi-arboreal. Boas of all age classes use a wide selection of trees and vegetation. Tree density and interconnectivity appear to be more important than tree species; this allows them to move and forage freely without having to descend to the ground.

The Mona boa, Epicrates monensis monensis, is a nonvenomous snake about 3.3 ft (1 m) in length when fully grown. Adults are light brown above with 44 dark brown markings. The underside is beige with a few scattered spots. Immature snakes are a yellow-brown with two rows of dark brown spots extending from the head to the end of the tail.

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MONA BOA The Mona Boa (ESA Threatened) is endemic to Mona Island. Due to its nocturnal habits and retiring nature, the Mona Boa, has been spared as victims of direct human persecution. However, like other boas in the Caribbean, the Mona Boa sufers from habitat modification and the impacts of invasive species, like predation by feral cats.

The Mona boa (Epicrates monensis monensis) was listed as threatened due to threats of habitat modification and the effects of feral mammals on populations of this species. This reptile is restricted to the island of Mona; an isolated island located in the Mona Passage, about 68 km (42.3 mi) west of Puerto Rico, and 60 km (37.3 mi) east of

Jun 25, 2009 · Threatened species. Nonvenomous snake. Found in Puerto Rico. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

The Virgin Islands boa (Epicrates monensis granti), a blotched brown semi-arboreal snake, occurs on a number of islands from Puerto Rico eastward into the British Virgin Islands [1]. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, it is restricted to extreme eastern St. Thomas [2].