Trachyboa boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Tropidophiidae |
Genus: | Trachyboa |
Species: | T. boulengeri
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Binomial name | |
Trachyboa boulengeri
Peracca, 1910
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Trachyboa boulengeri, commonly known as the northern eyelash boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Tropidophiidae. [2] The species is endemic to Central America. [3]
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. [4]
T. boulengeri is found in Colombia, western Ecuador, [5] and Panama. [6]
The preferred natural habitat of T. boulengeri is evergreen lowland forest, [7] at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1] It is usually found near freshwater flooded areas, irrigation ditches, and rivers. [1]
T. boulengeri preys on frogs and fishes. [7]
T. boulengeri is viviparous. [6]
Trachyboa boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Tropidophiidae |
Genus: | Trachyboa |
Species: | T. boulengeri
|
Binomial name | |
Trachyboa boulengeri
Peracca, 1910
|
Trachyboa boulengeri, commonly known as the northern eyelash boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Tropidophiidae. [2] The species is endemic to Central America. [3]
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. [4]
T. boulengeri is found in Colombia, western Ecuador, [5] and Panama. [6]
The preferred natural habitat of T. boulengeri is evergreen lowland forest, [7] at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1] It is usually found near freshwater flooded areas, irrigation ditches, and rivers. [1]
T. boulengeri preys on frogs and fishes. [7]
T. boulengeri is viviparous. [6]