Epicrates
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 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria cenchria
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Epicrates is genus of several terrestrial boas, including Rainbow boas distributed throughout most of Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
[edit] Species
Only E. angulifer, E. exsul, E. inornatus and E. subflavus are currently recognized as monotypic (Schwartz and Thomas, 1975).
- Cuban Boa, Epicrates angulifer
- Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria
- Argentine Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria alvarezi
- Caatinga Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria assisi
- Marajo Island Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria barbouri
- Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria cenchria
- Paraguayan Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria crassus
- Peruvian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria gaigei
- Espirito Santo Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria hygrophilus
- Colombian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria maurus
- Central Highland Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria polylepis
- Rio Branco Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cencheria xerophilus
- Turks & Caicos Boa, Epicrates chrysogaster
- Turks & Caicos Island Boa, Epicrates chrysogaster chrysogaster
- Great Inagua Island Boa, Epicrates chrysogaster relicquus
- Acklins Island Boa, Epicrates chrysogaster schwartzi
- Abaco Island Boa, Epicrates exsul
- Haitian Ground Boa, Epicrates fordii
- St. Nicholas Ground Boa, Epicrates fordii agametus
- Haitian Ground Boa, Epicrates fordii fordii
- Epicrates fordii manototus
- Haitian Tree Boa, Epicrates gracilis
- Haitian Tree Boa, Epicrates gracilis gracilis
- Coastal Tree Boa, Epicrates gracilis hapalus
- Puerto Rican Boa, Epicrates inornatus
- Mona Island Boa, Epicrates monensis
- Virgin Island Tree Boa, Epicrates monensis granti
- Mona Island Boa, Epicrates monensis monensis
- Hispaniolan Boa, Epicrates striatus
- Cat Island Boa, Epicrates striatus ailurus
- Tiburon Peninsula Boa, Epicrates striatus exagistus
- Bimini Island Boa, Epicrates striatus fosteri
- Andros Island Boa, Epicrates striatus fowleri
- Ragged Island Boa, Epicrates striatus maccraniei
- Hispaniolan Boa, Epicrates striatus striatus
- New Providence Island BoaEpicrates striatus strigulatus
- Tortuga Boa, Epicrates striatus warreni
- Jamaican Boa, Epicrates subflavus
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