Charina

Charina
Rubber boa, C. bottae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Erycinae
Genus: Charina
Gray, 1849
Synonyms
  • Wenona Baird & Girard, 1852
  • Rhoptrura W. Peters, 1858
  • Lichanura Cope, 1861
  • Pseudoeryx Jan, 1862 non Fitzinger, 1826

Charina is a genus of nonvenomous boas, commonly known as rubber boas, found in North America. Two species are currently recognized.

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