Chilabothrus schwartzi (BUDEN, 1975)
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Higher Taxa | Boidae (Boinae), Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Crooked-Aklins Boa, Crooked Acklins boa |
Synonym | Epicrates chrysogaster schwartzi BUDEN 1975 Epicrates chrysogaster schwartzi — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988 Chilabothrus schwartzi — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 13 |
Distribution | Bahama Is.: Acklins I., Crooked I.
Type locality: Delectable Bay, Acklin's Island, Bahama Islands.
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Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: LSUM 27500, young adult female |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1804 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after Albert Schwartz (1923-1992), American biologist and entomologist. Schwartz was Professor of Biology, Miami-Dade Community College (Forida). See Henderson 1993 for biographical notes. |
References |
- Buden, D.W. 1975. Notes on Epicrates chrysogaster (Serpentes: Boidae) of the southem Bahamas, with the description of a new subspecies. Herpetologica 31 (2):167-177. - get paper here
- Henderson, Robert W. 1993. Albert Schwartz (1923-1992): A memoriam. Herpetological Natural History 1 (2): 95-97
- Reynolds, R. Graham and Robert W. Henderson 2018. Boas of the World (Superfamily Booidae): A Checklist With Systematic, Taxonomic, and Conservation Assessments. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Sep 2018, Vol. 162, No. 1: 1-58. - get paper here
- Reynolds, R. Graham; Alberto R. Puente-Rolón; Joseph P. Burgess and Brian O. Baker 2018. Rediscovery and a Redescription of the Crooked-Acklins Boa, Chilabothrus schwartzi (Buden, 1975), Comb. Nov. Breviora 558: 1-16 - get paper here
- REYNOLDS, ROBERT GRAHAM; ROBERT W. HENDERSON, LUIS M. DÍAZ, TOMÁS M. RODRÍGUEZ-CABRERA AND ALBERTO R. PUENTE-ROLÓN 2023. Boas of the West Indies Comstock Publishing / Cornell U Press - get paper here
- Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1988. West Indian Amphibian and Reptiles: A Checklist. Milwaukee Publ. Mus. Contr. Biol. Geol. No. 74: 264 pp. - get paper here
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