Round Island boa
| Round Island boa | |
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CITES Appendix I
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Bolyeriidae |
| Genus: | Casarea Gray, 1842 |
| Species: | C. dussumieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Casarea dussumieri (Schlegel, 1837)
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The Round Island boa (Casarea dussumieri), also known commonly as the Round Island keel-scaled boa and the Round Island ground boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the monotypic genus Casarea in the family Bolyeriidae. The species is endemic to Round Island, Mauritius. No subspecies are currently recognized.