- Epicrates exsul
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Epicrates exsul 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Boidae Subfamily: Boinae Genus: Epicrates Species: E. exsul Binomial name Epicrates exsul
Netting & Goin, 1944[1]- Common names: Abaco Island boa, Northern Bahamas boa.
Epicrates exsul is a nonvenomous boa species found in the Bahamas. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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Description
Slender and terrestrial with an iridescent reddish sheen. It grows to a maximum of 80 cm (31.5 in.) in length and feeds on small mammals, birds and lizards.
Geographic range
Found in the Bahamas on Grand Bahama Island and Great Abaco Island, including Elbow Cay and Little Abaco Island. The type locality given is "Near Blackrock (approximately 26°49'N. lat. and 77°25'30"W. long.) on the east coast of Great Abaco in the Bahamas."[1]
See also
- List of boine species and subspecies
- Boinae by common name
- Boinae by taxonomic synonyms
References
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ "Epicrates exsul". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634797. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
- Netting, M.G. & C.J. Goin. 1944. Another new boa of the genus Epicrates from the Bahamas. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 30:71-76.
Further reading
- Dirksen L, Auliya M. 2001. Zur Systematik und Biologie der Riesenschlangen (Boidae). -Draco, Münster, 2(1): 4-19.
- Tolson PJ, Henderson RW. The natural history of West Indian boas. R & A Publishing Limited, Somerset, UK, 1993, 125 pp.
External links
- Epicrates exsul at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 July 2008.
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