Lichanura

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Lichanura
File:Lichanura orcutti.jpg
Lichanura orcutti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Erycinae
Genus: Lichanura
Cope, 1861
Type species
Lichanura trivirgata
Cope, 1861
Species[1][2]

2 species (see text)

Lichanura, the rosy boas, are a genus of snakes in the family Boidae.[1][2] They are distributed across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.[3]

Species

There are two recognized species:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lichanura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 April 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Citizen science observations for Lichanura at iNaturalist
  3. "Lichanura". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 April 2022.