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Epicrates monensis monensis

Epicrates monensis monensis NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. 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.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. Chilabothrus monensis, which is been called the Virgin Islands tree boa in the Virgin Islands, and possibly sometimes as the Mona Island boa elsewhere, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. It is native to the West Indies. Chilabothrus monensis, which is been called the Virgin Islands tree boa in the Virgin Islands, and possibly sometimes as the Mona Island boa elsewhere, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. It is native to the West Indies.

Detailed information
Full Name: Mona boa (Epicrates monensis monensis)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Reptiles
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 03/06/1978 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Mona boa, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Puerto Rico
  • US Counties in which the Mona boa, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
09/21/2007 72 FR 54061 54062 5-Year Review of 18 Caribbean Species
02/03/1978 43 FR 4618 4621 Final Determination of Threatened Status and Critical Habitat for the Mona Boa and Mona Ground Iguana
05/26/1977 42 FR 27003 27007 Proposed Determination of Threatened Status for Three Reptiles from Mona Island, Puerto Rico with Critical Habitat; 42 FR 27003 27007 (Mona boa, Epicrates monensis; Mona ground iguana, Cyclura stejnegeri; Mona blind snake, Typhlops monensis)
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
04/19/1984 Mona Boa Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
04/19/1984 Mona Boa Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
09/21/2007 72 FR 54061 54062 5-Year Review of 18 Caribbean Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
11/06/2014 5-year review Mona boa
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