Epicrates subflavus

Taxobox
name = "Epicrates subflavus"

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status = VU
status_system = iucn2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Boidae
subfamilia = Boinae
genus = "Epicrates"
species = "E. subflavus"
binomial = "Epicrates subflavus"
binomial_authority = Stejneger, 1901
synonyms = * "Epicrates subflavus" - Stejneger, 1901McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).]

:"Common names: Jamaican boa,ITIS|ID=202184|taxon="Epicrates subflavus"|year=2008|date=7 July] yellow snake. [http://www.my-island-jamaica.com/jamaican_boa.html The Beautiful Jamaican Boa Snake!] at [http://www.my-island-jamaica.com/ my-island-jamaica.com] . Accessed 7 July 2008.] ""Epicrates subflavus" is a non-venomous boa species found in Jamaica. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Description

Adults grow to an average of about 2 m (6 feet 6 inches) in length.

Geographic range

Found in Jamaica, including Goat Island. The type locality given is "Jamaica."

Habitat

Moist limestone forests.

Conservation status

This species is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: A2ce (v2.3, 1994).Redlist species|no=7826|genus=Epicrates|species=subflavus|date=7 July|year=2008] A species is listed as such when the best available evidence indicates that a population decline of 20% is expected within the next ten years or three generations, whichever is the longer, due to a decline in the quality and area of occupancy. It is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Year assessed: 1996.Redlist CC1994|date=7 July|year=2008]

Their natural habitat is being destroyed, which is forcing them into inhabited areas, where they are captured and killed. Some measures have been taken to afford these animals some protection:
* Listed as a Protected species under the Wild Life protection Act (1945).
* Listed under Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
* Hunting in Forest reserves is also prohibited under the Forest Act (1996).

ee also

* List of boine species and subspecies
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References

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