Epicrates assisi

Taxonavigation

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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: Epicrates
Subspecies: Epicrates assisi

Name

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Epicrates assisi Machado, 1944

  • Holotype: IVB unnumbered, adult ♂, collected by Arlindo de Assis. [presumed lost fide Passos & Fernandes (2008: 19)]
  • Type locality: “Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil”.

Combinations

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  • Epicrates cenchria assisi Machado, 1944: 61 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Epicrates assisiPassos & Fernandes, 2008: 10 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Synonyms

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  • Epicrates cenchria xerophilus Amaral 1955: 237
    • Holotype: IBSP 9252.
    • Type locality: “Rio Branco, Pernambuco, Brazil”.

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Epicrates assisi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 June 2022.
  • Silveira, A.L., Prudente, A.L. da C., Argôlo , A.J.S., Abrahão, C.R., Nogueira, C. de C., Strüssmann, C., Loebmann, D., Barbo, F.E., Franco, F.L., Costa, G.C., de Moura, G.J.B., Zaher, H. el D., Borges-Martins, M., Martins, M.R.C., Oliveira , M.E., Hoogmoed, M.S., Marques, O.A.V., Passos, P.G.H., Bérnils, R.S., Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A., Sawaya, R.J. & Guedes da Costa, T.B. 2021. IUCN: Epicrates assisi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T15154661A123740062. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T15154661A123740062.en. Accessed on 14 June 2022.

Vernacular names

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English: Caatinga Rainbow Boa
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