Corallus annulatus blombergi
| Corallus annulatus blombergi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Subfamily: | Boinae |
| Genus: | Corallus |
| Species: | C. annulatus |
| Subspecies: | C. a. blombergi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Corallus annulatus blombergi (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940) | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: Ecuadorian annulated tree boa.
Corallus annulatus blombergi is a non-venomous Boinae subspecies[1] found in Pacific Ecuador.
Description
Medium-sized, not much is known about its natural history.[2]
Taxonomy
Regarded as a full species, C. blombergi, by some experts, primarily due to its significantly different bone morphology, color and scalation.
See also
- List of boine species and subspecies
- Boinae by common name
- Boinae by taxonomic synonyms
References
- 1 2 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).
- ↑ Stafford PJ, Henderson RJ. 1996. Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America. Krieger Publishing Company. 120 pp. ISBN 0-89464-975-2.
Further reading
- Peters JA, Orejas-Miranda B. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part 1. Snakes. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 297: 1-347.
External links
- Ecuadorian Annulated Tree Boa at Corallus Dot Com. Accessed 14 July 2008.
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