Epicrates fordii
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Epicrates fordii, known commonly as the Haitian ground boa, is a species of snake
in the Boidae family.
, Île de la Gonâve, Isla Saona and Île à Cabrit.
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
in the Boidae family.
Geographic range
It is found in HispaniolaHispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
, Île de la Gonâve, Isla Saona and Île à Cabrit.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized, including the nominate race:- E. f. fordii (Günther, 1861)
- E. f. agametus Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974
- E. f. manototus Schwartz, 1979