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Boa Linnaeus, 1758

1065119  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1065119)

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  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Reptilia (Class)
  7. Squamata (Order)
  8. Boidae (Family)
  9. Boa (Genus)
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  1. Species Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Boa laevis Lacepede, 1804 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  3. Species Boa aculeata Boulenger, 1896 accepted as Acanthophis antarcticus Shaw, 1794 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  4. Species Boa ambigua Leach, 1814 accepted as Acanthophis antarcticus Shaw, 1794 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  5. Species Boa albicans Schneider, 1801 accepted as Python molurus Linnaeus, 1758
  6. Species Boa ambleocephala Donndorff, 1798 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  7. Species Boa amethistina Schneider, 1801 accepted as Morelia amethistina Schneider, 1801
  8. Species Boa anguiformis Schneider, 1801 accepted as Eryx johnii Russell, 1801
  9. Species Boa antarctica Shaw, 1794 accepted as Acanthophis antarcticus Shaw, 1794
  10. Species Boa aurantiaca Laurenti, 1768 accepted as Corallus caninus Linnaeus, 1758
  11. Species Boa australis Montrouzier, 1860 accepted as Candoia bibroni Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  12. Species Boa canina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Corallus caninus Linnaeus, 1758
  13. Species Boa carinata Schneider, 1801 accepted as Candoia carinata Schneider, 1801
  14. Species Boa castanea Schneider, 1801 accepted as Python molurus Linnaeus, 1758
  15. Species Boa cenchria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Epicrates cenchria Linnaeus, 1758
  16. Species Boa cinerea Schneider, 1801 accepted as Python molurus Linnaeus, 1758
  17. Species Boa conica Schneider, 1801 accepted as Gongylophis conicus Schneider, 1801
  18. Species Boa constrictrix Schneider, 1801 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  19. Species Boa contortrix Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Agkistrodon contortrix Linnaeus, 1766
  20. Species Boa cooki Ihering, 1911 accepted as Corallus cookii Gray, 1842
  21. Species Boa diviniloqua Boulenger, 1893 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  22. Species Boa diviniloqua Duméril & Bibron, 1844 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Species Boa dumerili Boulenger, 1893 accepted as Acrantophis dumerili Jan, 1860
  24. Species Boa dussumieni Schlegel, 1837 accepted as Casarea dussumieri Schlegel, 1837
  25. Species Boa dussumiri Schlegel, 1837 accepted as Casarea dussumieri Schlegel, 1837
  26. Species Boa elegans Daudin, 1803 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  27. Species Boa enydris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  28. Species Boa eques Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  29. Species Boa exigua Laurenti, 1768 accepted as Corallus caninus Linnaeus, 1758
  30. Species Boa fasciata Shaw, 1802 accepted as Bungarus fasciatus Schneider, 1801
  31. Species Boa gigas Latreille, 1802 accepted as Eunectes murinus Linnaeus, 1758
  32. Species Boa grenadensis Barbour, 1914 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  33. Species Boa hieroglyphica Schneider, 1801 accepted as Python sebae Gmelin, 1789
  34. Species Boa hipnale Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Corallus caninus Linnaeus, 1758
  35. Species Boa hortulana Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Species Boa imperator Daudin, 1803 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  37. Species Boa inornata Reinhardt, 1843 accepted as Epicrates inornatus Reinhardt, 1843
  38. Species Boa johnii Russell, 1801 accepted as Eryx johnii Russell, 1801
  39. Species Boa lineata Shaw, 1802 accepted as Bungarus caeruleus Schneider, 1801
  40. Species Boa madagascariensis Boulenger, 1893 accepted as Acrantophis madagascariensis Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  41. Species Boa manditra Kluge, 1991 accepted as Sanzinia madagascariensis Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  42. Species Boa melanura Schlegel, 1837 accepted as Tropidophis melanurus Schlegel, 1837
  43. Species Boa merremi Schneider, 1801 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  44. Species Boa mexicana Boulenger, 1893 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  45. Species Boa modesta Reuss, 1834 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  46. Species Boa murina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Eunectes murinus Linnaeus, 1758
  47. Species Boa obtusiceps Bechstein, 1802 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  48. Species Boa occidentalis Philippi, 1873 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  49. Species Boa orbiculata Schneider, 1801 accepted as Python molurus Linnaeus, 1758
  50. Species Boa ordinata Schneider, 1801 accepted as Python molurus Linnaeus, 1758
  51. Species Boa orophias Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  52. Species Boa ortonii Cope, 1878 accepted as Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
  53. Species Boa palpebrosa Shaw, 1802 accepted as Acanthophis antarcticus Shaw, 1794
  54. Species Boa pardalis Gundlach, 1840 accepted as Tropidophis pardalis Gundlach, 1840
  55. Species Boa phrygia Shaw, 1802 accepted as Python reticulatus Schneider, 1801
  56. Species Boa regia Shaw, 1802 accepted as Python regius Shaw, 1802
  57. Species Boa reticulata Schneider, 1801 accepted as Python reticulatus Schneider, 1801
  58. Species Boa rhombeata Schneider, 1801 accepted as Python reticulatus Schneider, 1801
  59. Species Boa ruschenbergii Stejneger, 1902 accepted as Corallus ruschenbergerii Cope, 1876
  60. Species Boa ruschenbergii Stejneger, 1901 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  61. Species Boa salmonidia Briceño Rossi, 1934 accepted as Corallus hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758
  62. Species Boa salmonidia Briceño Rossi, 1934 accepted as Corallus ruschenbergerii Cope, 1876
  63. Species Boa scytale Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Eunectes murinus Linnaeus, 1758
  64. Species Boa tatarica Lichtenstein, 1823 accepted as Eryx tataricus Lichtenstein, 1823
  65. Species Boa thalassina Laurenti, 1768 accepted as Corallus caninus Linnaeus, 1758
  66. Species Boa variegata Thunberg, 1807 accepted as Candoia carinata Schneider, 1801
marine, brackish
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 214 [details] 
IRMNG (2024). Boa Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1065119 on 2025-01-27
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 214 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Duellman, 1982 [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Duellman, 1982 [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Constrictor Laurenti, 1768) Syn. Rept.
page(s): 106 [details] 

original description (of Boarius Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'universe et des corps organisés. Palermo: Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/106607
page(s): 77 [details] 
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Nomenclatural status available [details]
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