Coastal Rosy Boa
Lichanura orcutti
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
Lichanura orcutti, also known as the rosy boa, the coastal rosy boa, or the northern three-lined boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. This species is found North of the US–Mexico border within San Diego County in California and along the coastal Peninsular Ranges, northward into the Mojave Desert and eastward in the Sonoran Desert of California and Arizona. Lichanura orcutti is one of four boa species native to the continental United States, the other three being the desert rosy boa, and the two species of rubber boas (Charina).
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Lichanura