R. Graham Reynolds is Associate Professor of Biology at the University of North Carolina Asheville, an Associate at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, and a National Geographic Explorer. He is coeditor of The Amphibians of Tennessee and The Reptiles of Tennessee. Follow him on X @CaribbeanBoas. Luis M. Díaz is Curator of Herpetology at the National Museum of Natural History in Cuba. He is coauthor of Guía taxonómica de los anfibios de Cuba. Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera is a Researcher at the Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática in Cuba. He is the author or coauthor of more than ninety scientific papers and book chapters. Alberto R. Puente-Rolón is Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez. He is the author or coauthor of more than thirty scientific papers and book chapters.
Ultimately, what stood out to me while reading the book was the obvious dedication that the authors have for studying and conserving West Indian boas. This dedication is manifested in this excellent body of work that represents a leap in knowledge over the last 30 years. * Herpetological Review *