Trachyboa

Trachyboa
Trachyboa boulengeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Trachyboa
W. Peters, 1860
Common name: eyelash boas

Trachyboa is a traditional genus of nonvenomous dwarf boas endemic to Central and South America. They are largely terrestrial, fish-eating snakes that inhabit tropical lowlands. Two species have been recognized, although they are now placed in genus Tropidophis by some authorities.

Distribution and habitat

Species of Trachyboa are found in Central and South America in Panama, Pacific Colombia, and Ecuador.

Species

Species Taxon author Common name Geographic range
Trachyboa boulengeri Peracca, 1910 northern eyelash boa From Panama in the Chocó region through Pacific Colombia to Ecuador.
Trachyboa gularisT W. Peters, 1860 Ecuadorian eyelash boa Ecuador in the dry regions along the coast.

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Taxonomy

While Trachyboa and Tropidophis dwarf boas have been traditionally considered sister taxa, a phylogenetic analysis of Tropidophiidae species found the Trachyboa nested within the Tropidophis species and it was proposed to include all species in Tropidophis.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. 1 2 3 "Trachyboa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  3. ↑ Uetz, P.; et al. (eds.). "Tropidophis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Zaher, H.; Trusz, C.; Koch, C.; Entiauspe-Neto, O. M.; Battilana, J. &; Grazziotin, F. G. (2024). "Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the dwarf boas of the family Tropidophiidae (Serpentes: Alethinophidia)". Systematics and Biodiversity. 22 (1) 2319289. doi:10.1080/14772000.2024.2319289.

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