Rubber boa (Charina bobttae) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9

Special Significance of the Species

The Rubber Boa is the only member of the ancient family Boidae in Canada, and one of only two Boids found outside the tropics and subtropics. It is of interest because of its unusual appearance, its apparent rarity in Canada, and its ability to forage nocturnally at very low body temperatures. 

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