Corallus grenadensis
| Corallus grenadensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Subfamily: | Boinae |
| Genus: | Corallus |
| Species: | C. grenadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Corallus grenadensis (Barbour, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
- Common names: Grenadian tree boa.
Corallus grenadensis is a non-venomous boa species found in the Grenadines. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Description
A species with a variable color pattern, it is found in a wide range of habitats, but is mainly encountered in drier scrublands and wet rainforests. Rarely found in captivity.[3]
Geographic range
Found in the Grenadines, including Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux, Mustique, Canouan, Maryeau, Union Island and Carriacou and Grenada. The type locality given is "St. George's, Grenada."[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, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Corallus grenadensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ↑ "Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America". Peter J. Stafford and Robert W. Henderson ISBN 0-89464-975-2. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
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