Epicrates crassus

Epicrates crassus

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: Boinae
Genus: Epicrates
Species: Epicrates crassus

Name

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Epicrates crassus Cope, 1862

  • Holotype: USNM 12413 (formerly 5409), collected by T.J. Page (Paraguay Expedition), between September 1853–January 1856.
  • Type locality: “Cadosa, Parana River”, corrected to “Gardosa, Rio Paraná, Paraguay”, by Williams & Francini (1991).

Combinations

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  • Epicrates crassus Cope, 1862: 349 [original combination, as species]
  • Epicrates cenchria crassusAmaral, 1929: 140 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
  • Epicrates crassusPassos & Fernandes, 2008: 10 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]

Synonyms

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  • Epicrates cenchria polylepis Amaral 1935: 236
    • Holotype: IBSP 9165.
    • Type locality: “Rio Pandeiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil”.

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Epicrates crassus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 September 2018.
  • Arzamendia, V., Fitzgerald, L., Scrocchi, G., Giraudo, A., Williams, J., Silveira, A.L., Prudente, A.L. da C., Argôlo , A.J.S., Abrahão, C.R., Nogueira, C. de C., Barbo, F.E., Costa, G.C., Pontes, G.M.F., Colli, G.R., Zaher, H. el D., Borges-Martins, M., Martins, M.R.C., Oliveira , M.E., Passos, P.G.H., Bérnils, R.S., Sawaya, R.J., Cechin, C.T.Z & Guedes da Costa, T.B. 2021. IUCN: Epicrates crassus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T15154897A15155053. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T15154897A15155053.en. Accessed on 14 June 2022.

Vernacular names

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English: Paraguayan/Eastern Rainbow Boa
português do Brasil: Jiboia-arco-íris
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