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Boa constrictor
Linnaeus, 1758
- boa constrictor
(reptile)
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Entity:
Boa (Genus)
..Boa imperator (Species)
..Boa constrictor (Species) - boa constrictor
....Boa constrictor amarali (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor constrictor (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor imperator (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor longicauda (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor mexicana (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor nebulosa (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor occidentalis (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor orophias (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor ortonii (Subspecies)
....Boa constrictor sabogae (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank, combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 215.
Types
Type of
:
Boa
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Boa constrictor constrictor
Linnaeus, 1758
Combinations
Different combination
:
Constrictor constrictor
Martin, 1958
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
Cenchris scutis abdominalibus CCXLVIII, & scutis caudalibus LX
Linnaeus, 1748
Ref:
L.T. Gronovius, 1763
: 25.
Synonymous name
:
Cenchris scutis abdominalibus CCXLVIII, & scutis caudalibus LX
Linnaeus, 1748
Ref:
L.T. Gronovius, 1763
: 25. [15 Dec 2016].
[inferred]
Synonymous name
:
Neurodromicus barbouri
Vanzolini, 1952
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Pseudoepicrates stanolseni
(Vanzolini, 1952)
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
wurgslang
:
afgodsslang
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
boa constrictor
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