Wildlife· Conception Island· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands

Conception Bank silver boa

23° 50.1′ N · 75° 6.9′ W · approximate

A silvery boa found nowhere else on earth - first discovered in 2015 in a silver palm on Conception and named Chilabothrus argentum in 2016.

Eleuthera

Practical

Endemic to the Conception Bank (Wikipedia, citing Reynolds et al. 2016). It is a protected species inside a national park: do not handle, collect or disturb. Point is the island's interior, not a known sighting location.

Best for

Knowing what you might (rarely) see on a night walk

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