Eunectes beniensis

Eunectes beniensis

Taxonavigation edit

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: Eunectes
Species: Eunectes beniensis

Name edit

Eunectes beniensis Dirksen, 2002

Type locality: Bolivia (Beni: Trinidad).

Holotype: AMNH 101924; Paratypes: CBF 1675, NKR 1735, NKR, UMMZ 56863

References edit

  • Dirksen, Lutz 2002. Anakondas. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 190 pp.
  • Dirksen, Lutz, and Wolfgang Böhme 2005. Studies on anacondas III. A reappraisal of Eunectes beniensis Dirksen, 2002, from Bolivia, and a key to the species of the genus Eunectes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes: Boidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 12 (3): 223–229.
  • Eunectes beniensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names edit

English: Bolivian Anaconda
polski: Anakonda boliwijska