Biology:Lichanura

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Lichanura
Lichanura orcutti.jpg
Lichanura orcutti
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Erycinae
Genus: Lichanura
Cope, 1861
Type species
Lichanura trivirgata
Cope, 1861
Species[1][2]

2 species (see text)

Lichanura, the rosy boas, are a genus of snakes in the family Boidae.[1][2] They are distributed across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.[3]

Species

There are two recognized species:[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14423602 entry