Biology:Corallus annulatus blombergi

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Short description: Subspecies of snake

Corallus annulatus blombergi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Corallus
Species:
Subspecies:
C. a. blombergi
Trinomial name
Corallus annulatus blombergi
(Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Boa annulata blombergi - Rendahl & Vestergren, 1941
  • [Corallus annulata] blombergi - Peters, 1957
  • Corallus annulatus blombergi - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970[1]

Corallus annulatus blombergi, the Ecuadorian annulated tree boa, is a boa subspecies[1] found in Pacific Ecuador.

Description

Medium-sized, not much is known about its natural history.[2]

Taxonomy

Regarded as a full species, C. blombergi, by some experts, primarily due to its significantly different bone morphology, color and scalation.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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).
  2. Stafford PJ, Henderson RJ. 1996. Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America. Krieger Publishing Company. 120 pp. ISBN:0-89464-975-2.

Further reading

  • Peters JA, Orejas-Miranda B. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part 1. Snakes. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 297: 1–347.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q292414 entry