Round Island boa

Round Island boa
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Bolyeriidae
Genus: Casarea
Gray, 1842
Species:
C. dussumieri
Binomial name
Casarea dussumieri
(Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms

Genus:


Species:

  • Boa dussumiri
    Schlegel, 1837
    (typographical error)
  • Boa Dussumieri
    Schlegel, 1837
  • Boa Dussumieri
    — Gray, 1842
  • Casarea dussumieri
    — Gray, 1842
  • Leptoboa dussumieri
    — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Casarea dussumieri
    Boulenger, 1893

The Round Island boa (Casarea dussumieri), also known commonly as the Round Island keel-scaled boa and the Round Island ground boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the monotypic genus Casarea in the family Bolyeriidae. The species is endemic to Round Island, Mauritius. No subspecies are currently recognized.