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The Round Island Burrowing Boa (Bolyeria multocarinata) is a possible extinct boa endemic to Round Island near Mauritius. It had an extremely small distribution of only 1.5 square kilometres. Its habitat were hardwood forests and palm savanna. It reached a length of about one metre and was brownish in colour. It was characterized by a pointed snout and by a cylinder-shaped body and head. It was already rare by 1949 and last seen in 1975. Reasons of its extinction were possible habitat loss caused by soil erosion due to grazing goats and rabbits.
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