Candoia carinata

Candoia carinata

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: Candoiinae
Genus: Candoia
Species: Candoia carinata
Subspecies: C. c. carinata – C. c. tepedeleni

Name

Candoia carinata (Schneider, 1801)

• Lectotype: ZFMK 35503 (formerly ZMG 18a). [designated by McDowell (1979: 28)]
• Type locality: Unknown. Designated as “Amboina” [= Ambon Island, S Maluku, SE Indonesia, ca. 3°39’S, 128°10’E] by Böhme et al. (1998: 6).

Combinations

• Boa carinata Schneider, 1801: 261 [original combination]
• Candoia carinata — Gray, 1842: 43 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Schneider, J.G. 1801. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Friederici Frommanni: Jenae. 364 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Candoia carinata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 June 2023.
• Tallowin, O., Allison, A., O'Shea, M., Parker, F. & Stubbs, A. 2021. IUCN: Candoia carinata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T196561A2459959. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T196561A2459959.en. Accessed on 06 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Pacific Boa