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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]
The wildlife of Mauritius consists of its flora and fauna. Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar . Due to its isolation, it has a relatively low diversity of wildlife; however, a high proportion of these are endemic species occurring nowhere else in the world.
The Round Island boa (Casarea dussumieri), [4] also known commonly as the Round Island keel-scaled boa [1] and the Round Island ground boa, [1] is a species of nonvenomous snake in the monotypic genus Casarea in the family Bolyeriidae. [5] [6] The species is endemic to Round Island, Mauritius. No subspecies are currently recognized. [4] [6]
The Round Island burrowing boa (Bolyeria multocarinata) [1] is an extinct species of snake, in the monotypic genus Bolyeria, in the family Bolyeriidae. The species, which was endemic to Mauritius, [4] was last seen on Round Island in 1975. There are no recognized subspecies. [5]
This category contains articles for taxa belonging to the Bolyeriidae family - the Mauritius snakes. This listing is incomplete, but these are all meant to be valid names according to the taxonomy currently available online through ITIS .
Blue-tailed day gecko, Phelsuma cepediana, introduced from Mauritius around 1960 [2] Indopacific tree gecko, Hemiphyllodactylus typus, introduced; Tropical house gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia, introduced; Common house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus, introduced; Phelsuma madagascariensis, introduced from Madagascar in 1970 by a veterinarian [3]
Madatyphlops cariei, commonly known as Hoffstetter’s blind snake, is an extinct blind snake species which was endemic to Mauritius.It is named for Paul Carié (1876–1930), an amateur naturalist attached to the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, who made excavations in Mare aux Songes around 1900 where the remains of this species were discovered.
Colparion madgei Laidlaw, 1938 – extinct, was endemic to Mauritius [9] Ctenophila caldwelli Benson, 1859 – endemic [10] Dancea rodriguezensis – endemic [11] Dupontia levis Godwin-Austen, 1908 – endemic [12] Dupontia perlucida Adams, 1867 [13] Dupontia poweri Adams, 1868 – endemic [14] Dupontia proletaria Morelet, 1860 – extinct [15 ...