Epicrates cenchria

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: Boinae
Genus: Epicrates
Species: Epicrates cenchria

Name

Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: NRM Lin. 6 (formerly MAFR).
Type locality: “Surinami [=Suriname]”.

Combinations

Boa cenchria Linnaeus, 1758: 215 [original combination]
Epicrates cenchria — Wagler, 1830: 168 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page.
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.
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. 2024. Epicrates cenchria. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 June 2022.
Calderón, M., Ortega, A., Catenazzi, A., Gagliardi, G., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Nogueira, C. de C., Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. 2021. IUCN: Epicrates cenchria (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T15154721A15154747. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T15154721A15154747.en. Accessed on 14 June 2022.

Vernacular names

català: Boa arc de Sant Martí
čeština: Hroznýšovec duhový
Deutsch: Regenbogenboa
English: Rainbow Boa
español: Boa arco iris
euskara: Ostadar-boa
suomi: Sateenkaariboa
עברית: בואה קשת
magyar: Szivárványos boa
日本語: ニジボア
lietuvių: Vaivorykštinis smauglys
Nederlands: Regenboogboa
norsk: Regnbueboa
polski: Boa tęczowy
português: Jiboia-vermelha
Runa Simi: Ukumpi
русский: Радужный удав
svenska: Regnbågsboa
українська: Гладкогубий удав райдужний

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