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Basic information
Charina bottae
Northern Rubber Boa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyBoas
GenusRubber boas
- Czech name
- Hroznýšek gumový
- English name
- Northern Rubber Boa
- Alternative names
- Hroznýšek červený, Nordamerikanische Gummi Boa, Rubber Boa, Southern Rubber Boa
- Synonyms
- Channa bottae utahensis, Charina brachyops, Tortrix bottae, Wenona isabella, Wenona plumbea
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 840 mm
- Body mass
- max 292.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~5.4 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 50 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 12.2–18.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 4–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–10 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~0 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · TNTW · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12173 · dryad-v5