Genus Charina (Noun)
Meaning
Boas of western North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Charina, a genus of non-venomous snakes in the family Boidae, comprises three species found in western North America.
- Boa constrictors native to western North America are more closely related to genus Charina.
- Researchers examining fossil evidence determined genus Charina snakes once had wider ranges in western North America.
- Boa enthusiasts from the US usually capture species belonging to the genus Charina during nighttime forays in the southwestern wilderness.
- Snakes in genus Charina tend to possess one large-scale distinguishing them from more varied small scales and heads observed among Boas not part of genus Charina from other geographic areas in North America.