- Corallus annulatus blombergi
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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 - Boa annulata blombergi - Rendahl & Vestergren, 1941
- [Corallus annulata] blombergi - Peters, 1957
- Corallus annulatus blombergi - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970[1]
- Common names: Ecuadorian annulated tree boa.
Corallus annulatus blombergi is a non-venomous Boinae subspecies[1] found in Pacific Ecuador.
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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
- ^ 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).
- ^ Stafford PJ, Henderson RJ. 1996. Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America. Krieger Publishing Company. 120 pp. ISBN 0894649752.
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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