# Southern rubber boa (*Charina umbratica*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/charina-umbratica  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The southern rubber boa (Charina umbratica) is a species in the family Boidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 219 g and live up to 11.4 years.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 219 g |
| Length | up to 84 cm |
| Lifespan | 11.4 years |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 26.5 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | desert, shrubland |
| Young per litter or clutch | 5 – 5.5 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Boidae
- genus: Charina
- species: *Charina umbratica* Klauber, 1943

Synonyms: *Charina bottae umbratica*

## Common questions

### How big is the southern rubber boa?

An adult southern rubber boa weighs 219 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### How long does the southern rubber boa live?

The southern rubber boa has a recorded lifespan of 11.4 years.

### What kind of animal is the southern rubber boa?

The southern rubber boa (Charina umbratica) belongs to the family Boidae in the order Squamata.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4), CC BY 4.0, v1-2. Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
- [SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), CC0 1.0, 1.0-dryad-v5. Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b

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