Puerto Rican Boa
67°0'0"W
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Puerto Rican Boa Culebrón
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Epicrates inornatus
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
C A R I B B E A N
S E A
0
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
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10
Scale: 1:900,000 20 30
40
50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
67°52'0"W
Species Predicted Habitat: Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Moist and wet forest, woodland, and shrubland, mangrove, Pterocarpus, and mature dry forest and dry forest near water bodies, at or below 1000 m of elevation. This species habitat includes 46.3% (414379 ha) of the island, of which 9% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP Status 1 and 2).
67°30'0"W
Species Accounts Summary:
17°30'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Mona
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The Puerto Rican Boa is more commonly found in the northern limestone karsts belt extending from the town 1 of Bayamón west to Aguadilla and less abundant in the dry southern region , although there are collection records from the towns of Cabo Rojo, Lajas, Ponce, Salinas and Guayama1. For this reason it is believed that this boa is widespread in its mainland distribution3. It occupies wet montane forest to dry forest environments1 and also lowland wet forest, mangrove forest, wet limestone karst, and offshore cays, remnant coastal rainforest, pastureland with patches of exotic trees, tabonuco and palo colorado forest types, plantations, and 3 second growth forests . It is known to feed on domestic fowl, bats, rodents, lizards, insects and other invertebrates1,2.
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Scientific Name: Epicrates inornatus Common Name (ENG): Puerto Rican Boa Common Name (SPA): Culebrón Species ID: ARADA03020 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Uncommon NatureServe Global Rank: G3 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Listed Endangered (EN) PR Natural Heritage Status: Vulnerable (VU)
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
Photo courtesy of Javier Mercado
Map Date: November 7, 2006 66°30'0"W
1. Rivero, J.A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. Editorial Universitaria, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp. 2. Schwartz, A. and W. R. Henderson 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History, Univ. Press Florida, Gainesville, FL. 720 pp. 3. Wiley, W. James. 2003. Habitat Association, Size, Stomach Contents, and Reproductive Condition of Puerto Rican boas (Epicrates Inornatus). Caribbean Journal of Science, 39(2):189-194.
Product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Puerto Rican Boa Culebrón
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Epicrates inornatus
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
C A R I B B E A N
S E A
0
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
5
10
Scale: 1:900,000 20 30
40
50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
67°52'0"W
Species Predicted Habitat: Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Moist and wet forest, woodland, and shrubland, mangrove, Pterocarpus, and mature dry forest and dry forest near water bodies, at or below 1000 m of elevation. This species habitat includes 46.3% (414379 ha) of the island, of which 9% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP Status 1 and 2).
67°30'0"W
Species Accounts Summary:
17°30'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Mona
d
The Puerto Rican Boa is more commonly found in the northern limestone karsts belt extending from the town 1 of Bayamón west to Aguadilla and less abundant in the dry southern region , although there are collection records from the towns of Cabo Rojo, Lajas, Ponce, Salinas and Guayama1. For this reason it is believed that this boa is widespread in its mainland distribution3. It occupies wet montane forest to dry forest environments1 and also lowland wet forest, mangrove forest, wet limestone karst, and offshore cays, remnant coastal rainforest, pastureland with patches of exotic trees, tabonuco and palo colorado forest types, plantations, and 3 second growth forests . It is known to feed on domestic fowl, bats, rodents, lizards, insects and other invertebrates1,2.
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Scientific Name: Epicrates inornatus Common Name (ENG): Puerto Rican Boa Common Name (SPA): Culebrón Species ID: ARADA03020 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Uncommon NatureServe Global Rank: G3 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Listed Endangered (EN) PR Natural Heritage Status: Vulnerable (VU)
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
Photo courtesy of Javier Mercado
Map Date: November 7, 2006 66°30'0"W
1. Rivero, J.A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. Editorial Universitaria, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp. 2. Schwartz, A. and W. R. Henderson 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History, Univ. Press Florida, Gainesville, FL. 720 pp. 3. Wiley, W. James. 2003. Habitat Association, Size, Stomach Contents, and Reproductive Condition of Puerto Rican boas (Epicrates Inornatus). Caribbean Journal of Science, 39(2):189-194.
Product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito
