Epicrates striatus
| Epicrates striatus | |
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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. striatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicrates striatus (J.G. Fischer, 1856) | |
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Epicrates striatus, known commonly as the Hispaniolan boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family.[1] It is endemic to the West Indies.
Geographic range
Epicrates striatus is found in The Bahamas, the Bimini Islands, and on Hispaniola.
Subspecies
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Eight subspecies are recognized including the nominate race.
- Epicrates striatus striatus (J.G. Fischer, 1856)
- Epicrates striatus ailurus Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974
- Epicrates striatus exagistus Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974
- Epicrates striatus fosteri Barbour, 1941
- Epicrates striatus fowleri Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974
- Epicrates striatus mccraniei Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974
- Epicrates striatus strigilatus (Cope, 1863)
- Epicrates striatus warreni Sheplan & Schwartz, 1974[2]
References
- ↑ "Epicrates". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ↑ Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Epicrates striatus, pp. 185-186).
Further reading
- Fischer JG. 1856. "Neue Schlangen des Hamburgischen Naturhistorischen Museums ". Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften Verein in Hamburg 3 (4): 79-116. (Homalochilus striatus, pp. 102–106 + Plate II, Figures 2a & 2b).
- Sheplan BR, Schwartz A. 1974. "Hispaniolan Boas of the genus Epicrates (Serpentes, Boidae) and their Antillean relationships". Annals of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 45: 57-143.
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