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The adult body color is light plumbeous brown with darker blotches partially edged with black. The ventral surface is greyish-brown speckled with darker spots. This snake grows to slightly less than a meter snout-vent length.

Scientific Name

Epicrates monensis granti
Common Name
Virgin Island Tree Boa
Virgin Islands tree boa
FWS Category
Reptiles
Kingdom
Animalia

Location in Taxonomic Tree

Subspecies
Epicrates monensis granti

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Listing

Aug 25, 1970

Aug 25, 1970 Listing (Endangered)
Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife)
  • Publication type: Proposed
View Federal Register Document
Item 1

Listing

Oct 13, 1970

Oct 13, 1970 Listing (Endangered)
Appendix D - United States List of Endangered Native Fish and Wildlife; 35 FR 16047 16048
  • Publication type: Final
View Federal Register Document
Item 2

Technical Correction

Dec 7, 1979

Dec 7, 1979 Technical Correction
Clarification of Endangered Status of Virgin Islands Tree Boa, Epicrates monensis granti
  • Publication type: Direct Final
View Federal Register Document
Item 3

Five Year Review

Sep 12, 2005

Sep 12, 2005 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Review of Eight Southeastern Species
  • Publication type: Notice
View Federal Register Document
Item 4

Five Year Review

Aug 22, 2016

Aug 22, 2016 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Caribbean Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for informat…
  • Publication type: Notice
View Federal Register Document
Item 5

Recovery Plan

Aug 6, 2019

Aug 6, 2019 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
21 Draft Recovery Plan Revisions for 43 Southeastern Species; Notice of Availability
  • Publication type: Draft
View Federal Register Document
Item 6

Downlisting

Sep 30, 2020

Sep 30, 2020 Downlisting (Downlist Threatened)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Virgin Islands Tree Boa From Endang…
  • Publication type: Proposed
View Federal Register Document
Item 7

Notice

Apr 26, 2021

Apr 26, 2021 Notice
Reclassifying the Virgin Islands Tree Boa from Endangered to Threatened; Reclassification of Eugenia…
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
View Federal Register Document
Item 8

Downlisting

Sep 27, 2023

Sep 27, 2023 Downlisting
Reclassifying the Virgin Islands Tree Boa From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
  • Publication type: Withdrawal
View Federal Register Document
Item 9

4d

Sep 27, 2023

Sep 27, 2023 4d
Reclassifying the Virgin Islands Tree Boa From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
  • Publication type: Withdrawal
View Federal Register Document
Item 10

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