Trachyboa gularis PETERS, 1860
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Higher Taxa | Tropidophiidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Southern Eyelash Boa |
Synonym | Trachyboa gularis PETERS 1860 Trachyboa gularis — BOULENGER 1893: 109 Trachyboa gularis var. multimaculata ROSEN 1905: 169 Trachyboa gularis — STIMSON 1969 Trachyboa gularis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 215 Trachyboa gularis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 735 |
Distribution | Ecuador Type locality: “Guayaquil” [Ecuador] |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Syntypes: ZMB 3770-1, 4499 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): “Anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth longest, gradually decreasing in size. Head distinct from neck, covered with scales no rostral shield ; nostril in a single nasal. Eye moderate, with vertical pupil. Body compressed. Scales keeled. Tail short, prehensile; subcaudals single.” (Boulenger 1893: 109) |
Comment | Synonymy that of PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970. Type species: Trachyboa gularis PETERS 1860 is the type species of the genus Trachyboa PETERS 1860. Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). Abundance: Rare. This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024. |
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