Trachyboa

Trachyboa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Trachyboa
W. Peters, 1860[1]
Common names: eyelash boas.

Trachyboa is a genus of nonvenomous dwarf boas endemic to Central and South America. They are largely terrestrial fish-eating snakes that inhabit tropical lowlands. Currently, 2 species are recognized.[2]

Geographic range

Species of Trachyboa are found in Central and South America in Panama, Pacific Colombia, and Ecuador.[1]

Species

Species[2] Taxon author[2] Common name Geographic range[1]
T. boulengeri Peracca, 1910 northern eyelash boa From Panama in the Chocó region through Pacific Colombia to Ecuador.
T. gularisT W. Peters, 1860 Ecuadorian eyelash boa Ecuador in the dry regions along the coast.

T) Type species.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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).
  2. 1 2 3 "Trachyboa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.

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