Trachyboa
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- Common names: eyelash boas.
Trachyboa is a genus of nonvenomous dwarf boas endemic to Central and South America. They are largely terrestrial fish-eating snakes that inhabit tropical lowlands. Currently, 2 species are recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Species of Trachyboa are found in Central and South America in Panama, Pacific Colombia, and Ecuador.[1]
Species
| Species[2] | Taxon author[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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| T. boulengeri | Peracca, 1910 | northern eyelash boa | From Panama in the Chocó region through Pacific Colombia to Ecuador. |
| T. gularisT | W. Peters, 1860 | Ecuadorian eyelash boa | Ecuador in the dry regions along the coast. |
T) Type species.[1]
See also
- List of tropidophiid species and subspecies.
- Tropidophiidae by common name.
- Tropidophiidae by taxonomic synonyms.
References
- ^ a b c d McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c "Trachyboa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
External links
- Trachyboa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.