Epicrates monensis
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| Epicrates monensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Subfamily: | Boinae |
| Genus: | Epicrates |
| Species: | E. monensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicrates monensis Zenneck, 1898 | |
Epicrates monensis, known commonly as the Mona boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family.[2] It is endemic to the West Indies.
Geographic range
Epicrates monensis is found in the West Indies, around Mona Island and Cayo Diablo near Puerto Rico, in the U. S. Virgin Islands, and in the British Virgin Islands: Tortola, Great Camanoe, Necker, and Virgin Gorda.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized.
References
- ↑ Mayer, G.C. & Tolson, P.J. (2011). "Epicrates monensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ "Epicrates". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 11th, 2010.
- ↑ Schwartz, Albert, and Richard Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 216 pp. (Epicrates monensis, p. 185.)
Further reading
- Zenneck, J. 1898. Die Zeichnung der Boiden. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 64: 1-384. ("Epicrates monensis nov. spec.", pp. 64-66.)
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