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Epicrates (genus)

Epicrates (genus)

Epicrates is a genus of non-venomous boas found in South America and Central America. Five species are currently recognized, including the rainbow boa.[2]

Epicrates
Brazilian rainbow boa, E. c. cenchria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Boidae
Subfamily:Boinae
Genus:Epicrates
Wagler, 1830
Synonyms
  • Epicrates Wagler, 1830
  • Chilabothrus
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Cliftia Gray, 1849
  • Epicarsius J.G. Fischer, 1856
  • Homalochilus J.G. Fischer, 1856
  • Piesigaster Seoane, 1881
  • Epicrates Boulenger, 1893
  • Boella
    H.M. Smith & Chiszar, 1992[1]

Distribution and habitat

Found in lower Central America through South America as far south as Argentina.[1]

Species

Species[2]Taxon author[2]Subsp.*[2]Common nameGeographic range[1]
E. alvareziAbalos, Baez & Nader, 1964Argentinian rainbow boanorthern Argentina, southeastern Bolivia, western Paraguay
E. assisiMachado, 1945Brazil
E. cenchriaT
Rainbow boa peruvian.jpg
(Linnaeus, 1758)Rainbow boa[2]French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina
E. crassus(Cope, 1862)Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil
E. maurusT
Rainbow Boa jlbd1.JPG
Gray, 1849Brown rainbow boaNicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, northern Brazil, Trinidad, Tobago, Isla Margarita.

*) Not including the nominate subspecies. T) Type species.[1]

See also

  • List of boine species and subspecies

  • Boinae by common name

  • Boinae by taxonomic synonyms

References

[1]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgMcDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.itis.gov"Epicrates". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
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[3]
Citation Linkreptile-database.reptarium.czEpicrates
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[4]
Citation Linkreptile-database.reptarium.czReptarium.cz Reptile Database
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Citation Linkwww.itis.gov"Epicrates"
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Citation Linkreptile-database.reptarium.czEpicrates
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Citation Linkreptile-database.reptarium.czReptarium.cz Reptile Database
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