Trachyboa

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Trachyboa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Trachyboa
Peters, 1860
Synonyms
  • Trachyboa - Peters, 1860[1]
Common names: eyelash boas.

Trachyboa is a genus of dwarf boas found in Central and South America. They are largely terrestrial fish-eating snakes that inhabit tropical lowlands. Currently, 2 species are recognized.[2]

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[edit] Geographic range

Found in Central and South America in Panama, Pacific Colombia and Ecuador.[1]

[edit] Species

Species[2] Authority[2] Common name Geographic range[1]
T. boulengeri Peracca, 1910 Northern eyelash boa From Panama in the Chocó region through Pacific Colombia to Ecuador.
T. gularisT Peters, 1860 Ecuadorian eyelash boa Ecuador in the dry regions along the coast.

T) Type species.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ a b c Trachyboa (TSN 209620). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 29 August 2007.

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