Bolyeriidae

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| Template:Citation error }}</ref> Round Island boas, splitjaw snakes. The Bolyeriidae are a family<ref name="ITIS"/> of snakes native to Mauritius and a few islands around it, especially Round Island. They also used to be found on the island of Mauritius, but were extirpated there due to human influence and foraging pigs in particular.<ref name="NRDB">Template:NRDB family</ref> These snakes used to be placed in the Boidae, but are now classed as a separate family. Two monotypic genera are recognized, but only a single species is extant (not extinct).<ref name="ITIS"/> Bolyeriidae appear to be most closely related to the Asian genus Xenophidion.<ref name="Lawson04">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Geographic range

Found in Mauritius and its surrounding islets such as Serpent island, Round island, Flat island etc.<ref name="McD99"/>

Genera

Genus<ref name="ITIS"/>	Taxon author<ref name="ITIS"/>	Species<ref name="ITIS"/>	Common name	Geographic range<ref name="McD99"/>
BolyeriaT	Gray, 1842	1	Round Island burrowing boa<ref name="EMBL-B">Template:EMBL species</ref>	Mauritius.
Casarea	Gray, 1842	1	Round Island ground boa<ref name="EMBL-C">Template:EMBL species</ref>	Mauritius.

^T) Type genus.<ref name="McD99"/>

Both of these monotypic genera once inhabited Mauritius and/or a number of islands around it. However, Bolyeria hasn't been reported since 1975 and is believed to be extinct, while Casarea is known to survive only on Round Island.<ref name="McD99"/>

Further reading

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• Hoffstetter R (1946). "Remarques sur la classification des Ophidiens et particulièrement des Boides des Mascareignes (Boylerinae subfam. nov.)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Series 2, 18 (1): 132–135. (in French).

External links

• Bolyeriids at Life is Short, but Snakes are Long.