Boinae: Boa Constrictor, Eunectes Murinus, Titanoboa, Corallus Caninus, Boa Manditra, Candoia, Boa Madagascariensis, Boa Dumerili, Epicrates - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 162. Not illustrated. Chapters: Boa Constrictor, Eunectes Murinus, Titanoboa, Corallus Caninus, Boa Manditra, Candoia, Boa Madagascariensis, Boa Dumerili, Epicrates, List of Boine Species and Subspecies, Epicrates Cenchria, Corallus Hortulanus, Eunectes Notaeus, Boa Constrictor Imperator, Candoia Bibroni, Corallus Ruschenbergerii, Epicrates Subflavus, Corallus Annulatus, Eunectes Deschauenseei, Corallus Cookii, Epicrates Angulifer, Corallus Cropanii, Candoia Bibroni Australis, Epicrates Exsul, Corallus Annulatus Blombergi, Corallus Grenadensis, Epicrates Cenchria Cenchria, Corallus Annulatus Annulatus, Eunectes Murinus Murinus, Boa Constrictor Constrictor, Candoia Bibroni Bibroni. Excerpt: The Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) is a large, heavy-bodied species of snake. It is a member of the Boidae family found in Central America, South America and some islands in the Caribbean. A staple of private collections and public displays, its color pattern is highly variable yet distinctive. Ten subspecies are currently recognized, although some of these are controversial. This article focuses on the species Boa constrictor as a whole, but also specifically on the nominate subspecies Boa constrictor. Though all boids are constrictors, only this species is properly referred to as "Boa constrictor"; an almost unique instance of an animal having the same common and scientific binomial name. (The distinction is shared with Tyrannosaurus rex.) All subspecies are referred to as "Boa constrictors", while the nominate subspecies, B. c. constrictor, is often referred to specifically as the "red-tailed boa". Within the exotic pet trade it is also known as a "BCC", an abbreviation of its scientific name, to distinguish it from other Boa constrictor subspecies such as the Boa constrictor imperator which is also regularly, and erroneously, referred to...

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