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Snakes (Serpentes)

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Calabaria
Calabar Boa




Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: July 4th, 2026.


Biodiversity of the family Calabariidae Bibliography of the family Calabariidae

Calabariidae

Calabar Boa
Erdboa     Vestafrikansk Jordboa




Contents: Endemicity:
1 genus which is not endemic  0% 100%
1 species which is not endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: Previously included in the family Boidae (e.g., Stimson 1969, Goin, Goin & Zug 1978). Regarded herein as a separate family, following Vidal & David (2004); Wiens, Hutter, Mulcahy, Noonan, Townsend, Sites & Reeder (2012); Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink (2014); O'Shea (2023); and Wallach (2026).

Distribution:  As for the single genus.




Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the world's snakes (menu).
Compiled by
V. Wallach