Corallus grenadensis

Corallus grenadensis, also known as the Grenada tree boa or Grenada Bank tree boa, is a non-venomous boa species found in Grenada.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[1][2]

Corallus grenadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Corallus
Species:
C. grenadensis
Binomial name
Corallus grenadensis
(Barbour, 1914)
Synonyms[1]
  • Boa grenadensis Barbour, 1914
  • Corallus grenadensis (Barbour, 1914)

Description

A species with a variable color pattern, it is found in a wide range of habitats, but is mainly encountered in drier scrublands and wet rainforests. Rarely found in captivity.[3]

Geographic range

Found in the Grenadines, including Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux, Mustique, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island and Carriacou and Grenada.[4] The type locality given is "St. George's, Grenada."[1][4]

References

  1. Corallus grenadensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 October 2018.
  2. "Corallus grenadensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  3. Stafford, Peter J. & Robert W. Henderson (1996). Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America. Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89464-975-2. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  4. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, TourĂ© T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).


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