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Higher TaxaBoidae (Candoiinae, Candoiidae), Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesCandoia paulsoni paulsoni (STULL 1956)
Candoia paulsoni vindumi SMITH & CHISZAR 2001
Candoia paulsoni tasmai SMITH & TEPEDELEN 2001
Candoia paulsoni mcdowelli SMITH & CHISZAR 2001
Candoia paulsoni sadlieri SMITH & CHISZAR 2001
Candoia paulsoni rosadoi SMITH & CHISZAR 2001 
Common NamesE: Solomon Island Ground boa
G: Pazifikboa
E: Vindum's Bevelnosed Boa [vindumi]
E: Tasma's Bevelnosed Boa [tasmai]
E: McDowell's Bevelnosed Boa [mcdowelli] 
SynonymEnygrus carinatus paulsoni STULL 1956
Candoia paulsoni paulsoni — SMITH et al. 2001: 311
Candoia paulsoni — WIRZ 2003
Candoia paulsoni — WALLACH et al. 2014: 147
Candoia paulsoni — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 26

Candoia paulsoni mcdowelli SMITH & CHISZAR in SMITH et al. 2001
Candoia paulsoni mcdowelli — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 27

Candoia paulsoni rosadoi SMITH & CHISZAR in SMITH et al. 2001
Candoia paulsoni rosadoi — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 27

Candoia paulsoni sadlieri SMITH & CHISZAR in SMITH et al. 2001
Candoia paulsoni sadlieri — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 27

Candoia paulsoni tasmai SMITH & TEPEDELEN in SMITH et al. 2001
Candoia paulsoni tasmai — LAND & VOGEL 2005
Candoia paulsoni tasmai — KOCH et al. 2007
Candoia paulsoni tasmai — KOCH 2012
Candoia paulsoni tasmai — DE LANG 2013
Candoia paulsoni tasmai — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 28
Candoia paulsoni tasmai — GLÄSSER-TROBISCH & TROBISCH 2021

Candoia paulsoni vindumi SMITH & CHISZAR in SMITH et al. 2001
Candoia paulsoni vindumi — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 28 
DistributionIndonesia (Halmahera, Talaud archipelago), Solomon Islands

TYPE LOCALITY: Ugi Island, Solomon Islands

mcdowelli: E Papua New Guinea; Type locality: Sogeri, Papua New Guinea (Smith et al., 2001).

rosadoi: Papua New Guinea (Misima Island); Type locality: Bwagaoia village, Misima Island (Smith et al., 2001).

sadlieri: Papua New Guinea (Woodlark Island), Type locality: Guasopa, Woodlark Island.

tasmai: Indonesia (Halmahera, Sulawesi); Type locality: Kampung Loloba, Halmahera

vindumi: Solomon Islands (Bougainville Island); Type locality: Kunua, Bougainville Island.  
Reproductionviviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 14521
Holotype: MCZ R111795, a female [mcdowelli]
Holotype: AMS 124945, a male [rosadoi]
Holotype: AMS 124877, a female [sadlieri]
Holotype: USNM 215917, a male [tasmai]
Holotype: AMNH 92064, a female [vindumi] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis and definition. A member of the Candoia carinata complex, differing from other complexes of the genus in having a broad, tlat, slanted, bevel-like, overhung snout, supralabials entering orbit, subcaudals 35 or more, and ventrals less than 203. Differing from members of the Candoia carinata subcomplex in always lacking a distinctive postanal white spot; scales in second row of dorsals never keeled; usually one or more enlarged supraoculars reaching orbit on both sides (92%); anterior scale rows usually (88%) 29 or more; maximum scale rows usually (89%) 36 or more; posterior scale rows usually (74%) 25 or more; ventrals minus caudals usually (93%) 136 or more; tail/totallength ratio usually (85%) .14 or less; usually (77%) two or more enlarged supraoculars reaching orbit on one or both sides; lip/eye diameter ratio usually (57%) .61 ormore. (Smith et al. 1981: 297) 
CommentSubspecies: SMITH et al. (2001) elevated C. c. paulsoni to full species status and stated the existence of 2 subspecies of C. carinata (carinata and tepedeleni). In addition, these authors revalidated another species, C. superciliosa (GÜNTHER 1863) with 2 subspecies, C. s. superciliosa and C. s. crombiei from Ngeaur Island in the Belau Archipelago. 
EtymologyNamed after John Paulson, a Swedish herpetologist from Gothenburg. 
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