Candoia carinata
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Genus: | Candoia |
Species: | C. carinata
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Binomial name | |
Candoia carinata (Schneider, 1801)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Candoia carinata, known commonly as the Indonesian tree boa,[citation needed] Pacific ground boa or the Pacific keel-scaled boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species C. carinata is found in Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]
In captivity
Candoia carinata is popular as a pet in Indonesia, where it is known by the common name monopohon (pohon means tree in the Indonesian language).
Subspecies
Candoia carinata carinata (Schneider, 1801)
While the nominotypical subspecies, C. c. carinata, may be occasionally found in trees, this Papuan snake is most often found terrestrially.[3]
Candoia carinata paulsoni (Stull, 1956)
Males of C. c. paulsoni are smaller and lighter than females,[3] and show spurs. Males are 0.9–1.0 m (35–39 in) long, and 300–400 g (11–14 oz) in weight. Females are generally 1.2–1.4 m (47–55 in) in length and weigh 1.0–1.2 kg (2.2–2.6 lb). The colour varies from dark brown to auburn, with distinct patterns, though there is also the "paulsoni santa isabella ", which is coloured white.
The subspecies Candoia carinata paulsoni was elevated to species status, as Candoia paulsoni, by H.M. Smith et al. in 2001.[1]
Candoia carinata tepedeleni (H.M. Smith & Chiszar, 2001)
Known commonly as Tepedelen's bevel-nosed boa.[1]
Etymology
The specific name or subspecific name, paulsoni, is in honour of Swedish herpetologist John Paulson.[4]
The subspecific name, tepedeleni, is in honour of herpetologist Kumaran Tepedelen.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Species Candoia carinata at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Candoia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Marshall, Andrew J.; Beehler, Bruce McP. (2007). The Ecology of Indonesian Papua: Part One: The Ecology of Indonesia Series, Volume VI. North Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing. 784 pp. ISBN 978-0-7946-0393-9. (Candoia paulsoni, pp. 582, 595).
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Candoia paulsoni, p. 202; Candoia carinata tepedeleni, p. 263).).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Containing the Families ... Boidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Enygrus carinatus, pp. 107–109).
- Schneider JG (1801). Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae Fasciculus Secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elaps, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Jena: F. Frommann. vi + 374 pp. + Plates I-II. (Boa carinata, new species, pp. 261–263). (in Latin).
- Smith HM, Chiszmar D, Tepedelen K, van Breukelen F (2001). "A revision of bevelnosed boas (Candoia carinatus complex) (Reptilia: Serpentes)". Hamadryad 26 (2): 283–315.Error: "Q2065516" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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