Epicrates monensis
| Epicrates monensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Epicrates |
| Species: | E. monensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicrates monensis Zenneck, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
Epicrates monensis, known commonly as the Mona boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.[3] It is endemic to the West Indies.
Distribution and habitat
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, including the nominotypical subspecies.
The subspecific name, granti, is in honor of American herpetologist Chapman Grant.[5]
References
- ↑ Mayer GC, Tolson PJ (2011). "Epicrates monensis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ "Chilabothrus monensis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ "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 monensis, p. 185).
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Epicrates monensis granti, p. 106).
Further reading
- Zenneck J. 1898. "Die Zeichnung der Boiden ". Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 64: 1-384. (Epicrates monensis, new species, pp. 64–66). (in German).
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