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Candoia aspera (GÜNTHER, 1877)

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Higher TaxaBoidae (Candoiinae, Candoiidae), Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesCandoia aspera aspera (GÜNTHER 1877)
Candoia aspera schmidti (STULL 1932) 
Common NamesE: New Guinea ground boa, New Guinea Viper Boa
G: Pazifikboa 
SynonymErebophis aspera GÜNTHER 1877
Erebophis asper — MÜLLER 1881
Enygrus asper — BOULENGER 1893: 109
Enygrus asper — DE ROOIJ 1917: 32
Enygrus asper schmidti STULL 1932
Candoia aspera aspera — FORCART 1951
Candoia aspera — STIMSON 1969
Candoia aspera — MCDOWELL 1979: 51
Candoia aspera — KAHL et al. 1980: 201
Candoia aspera aspera — O’SHEA 1996
Candoia aspera — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 186
Candoia aspera — MCCOY 2000
Candoia aspera — GOWER et al. 2012: 63
Candoia aspera — WALLACH et al. 2014: 147
Candoia aspera aspera — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 24

Candoia aspera schmidti (STULL 1932)
Candoia aspera schmidti — O’SHEA 1996
Candoia aspera — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 25 
DistributionIndonesia, New Guinea (West Papua, Batanta, Misool, Waigeu; Biak and Japen islands; Seleo Island; Valise Island; Karkar Island; Umboi Island; islands in the Manus Group (Admiralty Islands); New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland, and New Hanover in the Bismarck Archipelago)

aspera: New Britain, Duke of York; Type locality: Duke of York Island, Bismarck Archipelago.

schmidti: New Guinea, Madong. Type locality: near the Sepik River (= Kaiseriu Augusta River).  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.10.33, unknown sex
Holotype: MCZ 29778, adult female [schmidti] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1982 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy after STIMSON 1969.

Distribution: not listed for the Solomon Islands (Bougainville Island) by McCoy 2015. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “aspera” = rough. 
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