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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]
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 .
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
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 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.
This is a list of the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: [1] Acanthophis ... List of snakes by scientific name.
Blue-tailed day gecko, Phelsuma cepediana, introduced from Mauritius around 1960 [2] ... Indian wolf snake, Lycodon aulicus, introduced from Mauritius around 1850 ...
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