''Boa nebulosa'', the Dominican boa constrictor, is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

of snake in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Boidae The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific Islands. Boas include some of the world's largest snakes, with the green anaconda ...

. The species is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to Dominica.

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nebulosa ''Nebulosa'' is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae. It consists of the following species: *'' Nebulosa albitumida'' (Dognin, 1902) *'' Nebulosa aliena'' (Dognin, 1904) *'' Nebulosa bialbifera'' (Warren, 1904) *'' Nebulosa cistrin ...

Reptiles of Dominica Reptiles described in 1964 {{Alethinophidia-stub