Biology:Corallus grenadensis
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Short description: Species of snake
Corallus grenadensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Genus: | Corallus |
Species: | C. grenadensis
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Binomial name | |
Corallus grenadensis (Barbour, 1914)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Corallus grenadensis, also known as the Grenada tree boa or Grenada Bank tree boa, is a non-venomous boa species found in Grenada.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[1][2]
Description
A species with a variable color pattern, it is found in a wide range of habitats, but is mainly encountered in drier scrublands and wet rainforests. Rarely found in captivity.[3]
Geographic range
Found in the Grenadines, including Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux, Mustique, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island and Carriacou and Grenada.[4] The type locality given is "St. George's, Grenada."[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Corallus grenadensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 October 2018.
- ↑ "Corallus grenadensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634794. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ↑ Stafford, Peter J.; Robert W. Henderson (1996). Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America. Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89464-975-2. http://www.corallus.com/literature-printed.html. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
Wikidata ☰ Q1943727 entry