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Coastal Rubber Boa

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Charina
Species:	C. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia Common names rosy boas rubber boas Charina is a Genus of non-venomous boas found in North America bottae

Binomial name

Charina bottae

The Coastal Rubber Boa is a type of boa (snakes belonging to the family Boidae). Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia A snake is an elongate Reptile of the suborder Serpentes Like all reptiles snakes are covered in scales. Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia It is one of the most docile boas alive. Rubber Boas are one of only two boas native to the USA, the other being the Rosy Boa. Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia The Rosy Boa ( Lichanura trivirgata) is a snake of the Boidae family, one of only two members of that family native to the United States.

The Southern Rubber Boa (Charina umbratica) is a closely related species found only in Southern California. Some consider it to be merely a subspecies of Charina bottae.

The rubber boa is a primitive snake compared to its much larger relatives native to Latin America, which include the Boa Constrictor, Emerald Tree Boa, and Green Anaconda. The rubber boa has retained the club-like tail of its Erycine ancestors. The blunt tail of the rubber boa is used as a decoy to deter predators from attacking its head.

The rubber boa is seldom encountered, not because it is rare, but because it is slow, docile, and mostly nocturnal. The rubber boa is also thought to be crepuscular, meaning it is active at dusk and dawn. Crepuscular is a term used to describe animals that are primarily active during Twilight, hence at Dawn and at Dusk.

The habitats of the rubber boa include pine forest, grassland and shrubland, and any area of dense flat rocks located in close proximity to water. The rubber boa seeks shelter under rocks, under logs, beneath leaf litter, or in a small mammal's burrow.

An adult rubber boa

Newborn rubber boas are commonly green in color with a bright yellow underside. The rubber boa's color becomes dull with age. Adult rubber boas may be tan, brown, dark brown, olive-green.

The rubber boa feeds on small mammals such as mice and shrews, lizards, other snakes, and possibly even raids bird nests to feed on young or eggs. The rubber boa is an extremely adaptable snake. It is a good climber, burrower, and even swimmer.

It is perhaps the most northerly ranging species of boa on the planet. The rubber boa lives within the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, and possibly northwestern Colorado. The rubber boa also ranges into Canada and has an established population around Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia. ^[1]

Notes and references

^ Radium Hot Springs’ Remarkable Rubber Boa: A Species of Special Concern. Parks Canada Agency (October 4 2004). Retrieved on June 12, 2007.

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