Bolyeriidae
Family of snakes
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Round Island ground boa, Casarea dussumieri | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Superfamily: | Booidea |
Family: |
Bolyeriidae
Hoffstetter , 1946 |
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- Common names: Mauritius snakes, [2] Round Island boas, splitjaw snakes.
The Bolyeriidae are a family [2] of snakes native to Mauritius and a few islands around it, especially Round Island . They also used to be found on the island of Mauritius, but were extirpated there due to human influence and foraging pigs in particular. [3] These snakes used to be placed in the Boidae , but are now classed as a separate family. Two monotypic genera are recognized, but only a single species is extant . [2] Bolyeriidae appear to be most closely related to the Asian genus Xenophidion . [4]
Geographic range
Found in Mauritius and its surrounding islets such as Serpent island, Round island, Flat island ect. [1]
Genera
Genus [2] | Taxon author [2] | Species [2] | Common name | Geographic range [1] |
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Bolyeria T | Gray , 1842 | 1 | Round Island burrowing boa [5] | Mauritius . |
Casarea | Gray, 1842 | 1 | Round Island ground boa [6] | Mauritius. |
T ) Type genus . [1]
Both of these monotypic genera once inhabited Mauritius and/or a number of islands around it. However, Bolyeria hasn't been reported since 1975 and is believed to be extinct, while Casarea is known to survive only on Round Island . [1]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 McDiarmid RW , Campbell JA , Touré TA. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1 . Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bolyeriidae" . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 16 August 2007 .
- ↑ Bolyeridae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 3 November 2008.
- ↑ Lawson, R.; Slowinski, J. B.; Burbrink, F. T. (2004). "A molecular approach to discerning the phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic snake Xenophidion schaeferi among the Alethinophidia". Journal of Zoology . 263 (3): 285–294. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.504.6967 . doi : 10.1017/s0952836904005278 .
- ↑ Species Bolyeria multocarinata at The Reptile Database . Accessed 17 August 2007.
- ↑ Species Casarea dussumieri at The Reptile Database . Accessed 17 August 2007.
Further reading
- Barker, David G.; Barker, Tracy M. (2003). "Family: Splitjaw snakes". In Murphy, James B.; Schlager, Neil (eds.). Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, Second Edition . Vol. 7. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Group. ISBN 0-7876-5783-2 .
- Hoffstetter R (1946). " Remarques sur la classification des Ophidiens et particulièrement des Boides des Mascareignes (Boylerinae subfam. nov.) ". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle , Series 2, 18 (1): 132–135. (in French).
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