Corallus grenadensis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Corallus grenadensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Corallus
Species:
C. grenadensis
Binomial name
Corallus grenadensis
(Barbour, 1914)
Synonyms[2]
  • Boa grenadensis Barbour, 1914
  • Corallus grenadensis (Barbour, 1914)

Corallus grenadensis, also known as the Grenada tree boa or Grenada Bank tree boa, is a boa species found in Grenada.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2][3] Like all other boas, it is not venomous.

Description[edit]

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.[4]

Geographic range[edit]

Found in the Grenadines, including Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux, Mustique, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island and Carriacou and Grenada.[5] The type locality given is "St. George's, Grenada."[2][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. (2021). "Corallus grenadensis [sic]". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44580027/44580035. Downloaded on 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Corallus grenadensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Corallus grenadensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré 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).

External links[edit]