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Bothrochilus boa (SCHLEGEL, 1837)

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Higher TaxaPythonidae, Henophidia, Pythonoidea, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: (Bismarck) Ringed python
G: Bismarck-Zwergpython 
SynonymTortrix boa SCHLEGEL 1837: 129, 22
Nardoa Schlegelii GRAY 1842 (nomen substitutum pro Tortrix boa SCHLEGEL)
Bothrochilus boa — FITZINGER 1843: 24
Nardoa Schlegelii — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1844: 447
Nardoa Schlegelii — JAN 1864
Nardoa boa — MÜLLER 1881
Nardoa boa — BOULENGER 1893: 76
Nardoa boa — DE ROOIJ 1917: 15
Nardoana boa — HEDIGER 1934
Bothrochilus boa — STIMSON 1969
Liasis boa — MCDOWELL 1975: 46
Morelia boa — UNDERWOOD & STIMSON 1990: 602
Bothrochilus boa — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 166
Liasis boa — RAUH 2004
Bothrochilus boa — RAWLINGS et al. 2008
Bothrochilus boa — SCHLEIP & O’SHEA 2010
Bothrochilus boa — REYNOLDS et al. 2014
Bothrochilus boa — WALLACH et al. 2014: 113
Bothrochilus boa — ESQUERRÉ et al. 2020 
DistributionBismarck Archipelago, NE Papua New Guinea, Umboi, New Britain, Duke of York, Mioko, Gasmata, New Ireland, New Hannover, Tatau Islands, Nissan Atoll

Type locality: New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 7172 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (765 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Tortrix boa SCHLEGEL 1837 is the type species of the genus Bothrochilus FITZINGER 1843.

Distribution: not listed for the Solomon Islands (Bougainville Island) by McCoy 2015. 
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