Rubber boa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Rubber boa Charina bottae Least concern

Where the rubber boa lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 448 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See snakes on the world map

Rubber boa: Charina bottae — Photo: USDA Forest service, [1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Charina bottae
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Boidae

Where does the rubber boa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rubber boa in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the rubber boa endangered?

The rubber boa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rubber boa?

The rubber boa (Charina bottae) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Boidae, genus Charina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rubber boa

The rubber boa (Charina bottae) is a species of snake in the family Boidae and is native to western North America. It is sometimes known as the coastal rubber boa or the northern rubber boa and is not to be confused with the southern rubber boa (Charina umbratica).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rubber boa (revision 1354643420), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302823 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).