Aplopeltura boa

Aplopeltura boa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

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 Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Pareidae
Subfamilia: Pareinae
Genus: Aplopeltura
Species: Aplopeltura boa

Name

Aplopeltura boa (Boie, 1828)

• Holotype: RMNH 984, collected by H. Boie between 15-29 July 1827.
• Type locality: “Parang”, Java.

Combinations

• Amblycephalus boa Boie, 1828: 1034 [original combination]
• Dipsas boa Schlegel, 1837: 284 [subsequent combination]
• Aplopeltura boa Duméril, 1853: 463 [subsequent combination]
• Haplopeltura boa Boettger 1892: 134 [nomen emendatum].

References

Primary references

• Boie, H. 1828. Auszüge aus Briefen von Heinrich Boie zu Java an Hermann Schlegel, Conservator anim. vertebr. am Königl. niederl. Museum. lsis von Oken, Jena, 21(10): 1025–1035. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boettger, O. 1892. Listen von Kriechtieren und Lurchen aus dem tropischen Asien und aus Papuasien. Bericht über die Tätigkeit des Offenbach Verein für Naturkunde in den Vereinsjahren 2 Mai. 1887 bis 6 Mai 1891, Offenbach. 29–32: 65–164. 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. 
• Duméril, A.M.C. 1853. Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens. Mémoires de l'Académie de Sciences de l'Institut de France 23: 399–536. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  
• Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aplopeltura boa. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 July 2019.
• Grismer, L., Diesmos, A.C., Gonzalez, J.C., Jose, R. & Inger, R.F. 2012. IUCN: Aplopeltura boa  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T176342A1440473. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176342A1440473.en

Vernacular names

English: Bluntheaded Slug Snake