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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.
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 .
There are two infraorders of living snakes: Alethinophidia and Scolecophidia.This separation is based primarily on morphological characteristics between family groups; however, more recently, the comparison of mitochondrial DNA has played its part.
Families - Acrochordidae - Aniliidae - Anomochilidae - Boidae - Bolyeriidae - Colubridae - Cylindrophiidae - Elapidae - Loxocemidae - Pythonidae - Tropidophiidae - Uropeltidae - Viperidae - Xenopeltidae - Anomalepididae - Leptotyphlopidae - Typhlopidae. Anatomy and physiology - Infrared sensing in snakes - Pelvic spur - Snake scales - Snake ...
Henophidia is a former superfamily of the suborder Serpentes that contains boas, pythons and numerous other less-well-known snakes. [1]Snakes once considered to belong to superfamily Henophidia include two families now considered Amerophidia (Aniliidae – red pipe snakes, and Tropidophiidae – dwarf "boas" or thunder snakes), three families now considered Uropeltoidea (Cylindrophiidae ...
Family: Bolyeriidae Hoffstetter, 1946—Splitjaw snakes; Family: Xenophidiidae Wallach & Günther, 1998—Spine-jawed snakes; Family: Acrochordidae Bonaparte, 1831—wart or file snakes; Family: Xenodermidae Oppel, 1811—odd-scaled snakes; Family: Pareidae Oppel, 1811—snail-eating snakes; Family: Viperidae Oppel, 1811—vipers (including pit ...