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Boinae
- Common names: boas.
The Boinae are a subfamily of boas found in Central and South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Five genera comprising 28 species are currently recognized.[2]
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Geographic range [edit]
Found in Central and South America, Africa, Madagascar, Reunion Island, Mauritius, the Maluku Islands and New Guinea.[1]
Genera [edit]
| Sub-family Boinae -- 5 genera | |||||
| Genus[2] | Taxon author[2] | Species[2] | Subsp.*[2] | Common name[2] | Geographic range[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BoaT | Linnaeus, 1758 | 4 | 9 | Boas | Mexico, Central America, South America, Madagascar and on Reunion Island. |
| Candoia | Gray, 1842 | 4 | 2 | Bevel-nosed boas | from Samoa and Tokelau west through Melanesia to New Guinea and the Maluku Islands. |
| Corallus | Daudin, 1803 | 7 | 2 | Neotropical tree boas | Central America, South America and the West Indies. In Central America they occur in Honduras, eastern Guatemala through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Its range in South America includes Pacific Colombia and Ecuador, as well as the Amazon Basin from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Bolivia through Brazil to Venezuela, Isla Margarita, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. In the West Indies it is found on St. Vincent, the Grenadines (Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux, Mustique, Canouan, Maryeau, Union Island, Petit Martinique and Carriacou), Grenada and the Windward Islands (Lesser Antilles). |
| Epicrates | Wagler, 1830 | 10 | 21 | Rainbow boas | Lower Central America through South America as far south as Argentina, as well as in the West Indies. |
| Eunectes | Wagler, 1830 | 3 | 1 | Anacondas | Tropical South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Argentina. |
*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type genus.[1]
Taxonomy [edit]
Some sources also include the genera Acrantophis and Sanzinia, which are synonymized here with the genus Boa.
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References [edit]
- ^ a b c d McDiarmid 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).
- ^ a b c d e f "Boinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
Further reading [edit]
- Kluge AG. 1991. Boine Snake Phylogeny and Research Cycles. Misc. Pub. Museum of Zoology, Univ. of Michigan No. 178. PDF at University of Michigan Library. Accessed 8 July 2008.
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