Physical Characteristics
This boa is brown with brown markings. The underside is light with brown
markings. The tail terminates in a point. Size of average adult length:
can reach 5 feet
Diet
Wild: exclusively lizards At SCZ:
mice
Behavior
Active mainly at night During the day retreats to rock crevices or coils
up
Reproduction
mates in April lays eggs clutch size: 3 - 10 incubation: 61 - 67 days
Environmental/Global Habitat
tropical rainforests
Distribution
Round
Island off the coast of Mauritius
Status
Endangered habitat destruction introduction of non-native species to the
island
Conservation Efforts
Trips to the island are strictly regulated The island has been designated
a natural reserve There has been a population increase since the removal
of rabbits from the island
Research and Investigation
The Jersey Wildlife
Preservation Trust began a captive breeding program
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Scientific Name
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Casarea dussumieri
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English Name
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Keel scaled Round Island boa
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Local English Name
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French Name
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Boa de l'île ronde
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Local French Name
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Creole Name
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Habitat
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Tropical rainforest
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Geographic Range
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Round
Island, Mauritius
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Status
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CITES I - PROTECTED
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First Description
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References
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Zug,G.R. (1993)
Herpetology
Academic Press San Diego, London, ..., XV + 527 pp. ISBN 0-12-782620-3
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Anthony,J. & Guibé,J. (1952)
Les affinites anatomiques de Bolyeria et de Casarea (Boides).
Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar 7: 189-201
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Goin,C.J., Goin,O.B. & Zug,G.R. (1978) Introduction to Herpetology,
3rd ed. W.H. Freeman & Co., San Francisco ISBN 0-7167-0020-4
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Schlegel (1837) Essai physionomie serpens.
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Gray (1842) Zool. Misc.: 41-46
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Boulenger (1893) Catalogue of the snakes,Vol. I.
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McDiarmid etc. (1999) Snake species of the world, v.1.
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729. Bullocke, D.J. 1986. The ecology and conservation of reptiles
on Round Island and Gunner's Quoin, Mauritius. Biol. Conserv.
37:135-156.
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