Epicrates (snake)
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Epicrates is a genus of non-venomous snakes in the subfamily Boinae of the family Boidae. The genus is native to South America and Central America. Five species are currently recognized as being valid, including the rainbow boa.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Species of Epicrates are found in lower Central America through South America as far south as Argentina.[2]
Species
| Species[1] | Taxon author[1] | Subspecies*[1] | Common name | Geographic range[2] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. alvarezi | Ábalos, Báez & Nader, 1964 | 0 | Argentinian rainbow boa | northern Argentina, southeastern Bolivia, western Paraguay | |
| E. assisi | Machado, 1945 | 0 | Caatinga rainbow boa | Brazil | |
| E. cenchriaT | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 4* | Rainbow boa[1] | French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina | |
| E. crassus | (Cope, 1862) | 0 | Paraguayan rainbow boa | Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil | |
| E. maurus | Gray, 1849 | 0 | Colombian rainbow boa; Brown rainbow boa | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, northern Brazil, Trinidad, Tobago, Isla Margarita. |
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Etymology
The specific name, alvarezi, is in honor of Argentine herpetologist Antenor Álvarez (1864–1948).[3]
The specific name, assisi, is in honor of Arlindo de Assis who collected the holotype.[4]
References
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- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Epicrates alvarezi, p. 6).
- ↑ Species Epicrates assisi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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External links
- Epicrates at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 July 2008.