Corallus cropanii
| Corallus cropanii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Subfamily: | Boinae |
| Genus: | Corallus |
| Species: | C. cropanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Corallus cropanii (Hoge, 1953) | |
| Synonyms | |
Corallus cropanii, or Cropan's tree boa, is a nonvenomous boa species found in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, cropanii, is in honor of Italian geologist Ottorino de Fiore, Baron of Cropani.[3]
Description
C. cropanii has dorsal scales in more than 30, but fewer than 36 rows at midbody, and also has deep sensory pits on most or all upper labials.[4]
C. cropanii is very rare. Only three known specimens have ever been collected, and virtually nothing is known about its natural history.[5]
Geographic range
Found only on or near the coastal plain at 40–45 m (131–148 ft) elevation in the municipalities of Miracatu, Pedro de Toledo, and Santos, in São Paulo, Brazil. The type locality given is "Miracatu, State of São Paulo, Brazil".[1]
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, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Corallus cropanii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Corallus cropanii, p. 62).
- ↑ Freiberg M. 1982. Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Xenoboa cropanii, pp. 64, 80-81, 88).
- ↑ Stafford PJ, Henderson RW. 1996. Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 120 pp. ISBN 0-89464-975-2. (Corallus cropanii, pp. 55-57 + photo on inside front cover).
Further reading
- Hoge AR. 1953. "A new genus of Boinae from Brazil, Xenoboa cropanii, gen nov., sp. nov." Memórias do Instituto Butantan 25 (1): 27-34 + one plate. (Xenoboa cropanii, new species).
- Kluge AG. 1991. Boine Snake Phylogeny and Research Cycles. Misc. Pub. Museum of Zoology, Univ. of Michigan (178): 1-55. PDF at University of Michigan Library. Accessed 11 July 2008.
- Henderson RW, Puorto G. 1993. Corallus cropanii (Hoge). Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (575): 1-2.
External links
- Corallus cropanii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 July 2008.