Epicrates alvarezi

Epicrates alvarezi

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida 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 alvarezi

Name

Epicrates alvarezi Ábalos, Báez & Nader, 1964

• Holotype: IAV, adult ♀, collected by M. Mendieta on 1 July 1959.
• Type locality: “Forres, Robles Department, Santiago Del Estero, Argentina”.

Combinations

• Epicrates cenchria alvarezi Ábalos, Báez & Nader, 1964: 218 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Epicrates alvarezi — Passos & Fernandes, 2008: 10 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Passos, P. & Fernandes, R. 2008. Revision of the Epicrates cenchria Complex (Serpentes: Boidae). Herpetological Monographs 22(1): 1–30. DOI: 10.1655/06-003.1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rivera, P.C., Di Cola, V., Martínez, J.J., Gardenal, C.N. & Chiaraviglio, M. 2011. Species Delimitation in the Continental Forms of the Genus Epicrates (Serpentes, Boidae) Integrating Phylogenetics and Environmental Niche Models. PLoS One 6(9): e22199. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022199 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Epicrates alvarezi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 June 2022.
• Waller, T., Barros, M., Cacciali, P. & Buongermini, E. 2021. IUCN: Epicrates alvarezi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T15154478A15154509. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T15154478A15154509.en. Accessed on 14 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Argentine Rainbow Boa