Corallus cookii


Corallus cookii, also known as Cook's tree boa or Cooke's tree boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean. There are no recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, cookii, is in honor of English artist and naturalist Edward William Cooke.

Description

C. cookii is similar to C. hortulana and C. grenadensis, only smaller, with adults reaching a total length of 5 feet, and being mainly gray or brown in color. Not more than a few specimens exist in captivity.

Geographic range

to the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean, C. cookii is known only from a few locations on the island. The type locality given is "West Indies", which was restricted to "St. Vincent" by Henderson.