Boa nebulosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Boinae
Genus: Boa
Species: Boa nebulosa

Name

Boa nebulosa (Lazell, 1964)

• Holotype: MCZ R65493, adult ♀, collected by J.D. Lazell on 30 July 1959.
• Type locality: “Woodford Hill, Dominic”.

Combinations

• Constrictor constrictor nebulosus Lazell, 1964: 264 [original combination]
• Boa constrictor nebulosa — Stimson, 1969 [subsequent combination]
• Boa nebulosa — Price & Russo, 1991 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Lazell, Jr., J.D. 1964. The Lesser Antillean representatives of Bothrops and Constrictor. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 132(3): 245–273. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2009. Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, Florida. 495 pp. ISBN 9780813033945 Reference page. 
• Reynolds, R.G. & Henderson, R.W. 2018. Boas of the World (Superfamily Booidea): A Checklist With Systematic, Taxonomic, and Conservation Assessments. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162(1): 1–59. DOI: 10.3099/MCZ48.1 Reference page. 
• Boundy, J. 2021. Snakes of the World: A Supplement. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 273 pp. ISBN 9781138618138 ebook Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Boa nebulosa. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 August 2020.
• Daltry, J.C., Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. 2018. IUCN: Boa nebulosa  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T74863215A75171341. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T74863215A75171341.en. Accessed on 03 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Dominican Boa