Chilabothrus gracilis


Chilabothrus gracilis is a species of nonvenomous snake in the Boidae family. It is found on Hispaniola.

Description

Adults may attain a total length of, which includes a tail long.
Dorsally it is blackish gray, with small black spots, which are arranged in six series running down the body. Ventrally it is lighter in color.
The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 40 rows. Ventrals 282-289; anal plate entire; subcaudals 100-103 also entire.
Body slender and strongly laterally compressed. Upper labials 11 or 12, the sixth and seventh entering the eye.

Subspecies

The following two subspecies are recognized.