Candoia carinata

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

Name

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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

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

References

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Primary references

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  • 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
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Vernacular names

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English: Pacific Boa