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Basic information
Calabaria reinhardtii
African Burrowing Boa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyBoas
GenusCalabaria
- Czech name
- Kalabárie hrabavá
- English name
- African Burrowing Boa
- Alternative names
- African Burrowing Python, Calabar Boa, Calabar Ground Boa, Calabar Ground Python, Erdpython
- Synonyms
- Calabaria fusca, Eryx reinhardtii, Rhoptrura petiti
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Coastal, Forest, Lake, Mountain
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial, Organic material, Plant litter
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,030 mm
- SVL
- max 886 mm
- Body mass
- max 523.2 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 6.9 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–12 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 0–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · PBLR · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11814 · dryad-v5