Pacific Boa Candoia carinata

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<h3 class="taxon_description_header"> Description from <select name="from" id="from"><option value="Eol">EOL</option> <option value="Inaturalist">iNaturalist</option> <option selected="selected" value="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</option></select> <a class="externallink ui" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candoia_carinata">View on Wikipedia →</a> </h3> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Species of snake</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><i><b>Candoia carinata</b></i>, known commonly as the <b>Pacific ground boa</b>, <b>Pacific keel-scaled boa</b>, or <b>Indonesian tree boa</b>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake" title="Snake">snake</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boidae" title="Boidae">Boidae</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ITIS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution_and_habitat">Distribution and habitat</h2></div> <p><i>C. carinata</i> is found in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismarck_Archipelago" title="Bismarck Archipelago">Bismarck Archipelago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RDB_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RDB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_captivity">In captivity</h2></div> <p><i>C. carinata</i> is popular as a pet in Indonesia, where it is known by the common name <i>monopohon</i> (<i>pohon</i> means "tree" in the Indonesian language). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Subspecies">Subspecies</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candoia_carinata_carinata_(Schneider,_1801)"> <span id="Candoia_carinata_carinata_.28Schneider.2C_1801.29"></span><i>Candoia carinata carinata</i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gottlob_Theaenus_Schneider" title="Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider">Schneider</a>, 1801)</span> </h3></div> <p>While the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies#Nominotypical_subspecies_and_subspecies_autonyms" title="Subspecies">nominate subspecies</a>, <i>C. c. carinata</i>, may be occasionally found in trees, this Papuan snake is most often found on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-PapuaEcology_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PapuaEcology-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candoia_carinata_paulsoni_(Stull,_1956)"> <span id="Candoia_carinata_paulsoni_.28Stull.2C_1956.29"></span><i>Candoia carinata paulsoni</i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Griffith_Stull" title="Olive Griffith Stull">Stull</a>, 1956)</span> </h3></div> <p>Males of <i>C. c. paulsoni</i> are smaller and lighter than females,<sup id="cite_ref-PapuaEcology_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PapuaEcology-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and show spurs. Males are 0.9–1.0&nbsp;m (35–39&nbsp;in) long, and 300–400&nbsp;g (11–14&nbsp;oz) in weight. Females are generally 1.2–1.4&nbsp;m (47–55&nbsp;in) in length and weigh 1.0–1.2&nbsp;kg (2.2–2.6&nbsp;lb). The colour varies from dark brown to auburn with distinct patterns, though there is also the color <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphism_(biology)" title="Polymorphism (biology)">morph</a> "<i>paulsoni santa isabella</i> ", which is white. </p> <p>The subspecies <i>C. c. paulsoni</i> was elevated to species status as <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candoia_paulsoni" title="Candoia paulsoni">Candoia paulsoni</a></i> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Muir_Smith" title="Hobart Muir Smith">H.M. Smith</a>, et al. in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-RDB_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RDB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candoia_carinata_tepedeleni_(H.M._Smith_&amp;_Chiszar,_2001)"> <span id="Candoia_carinata_tepedeleni_.28H.M._Smith_.26_Chiszar.2C_2001.29"></span><i>Candoia carinata tepedeleni</i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Muir_Smith" title="Hobart Muir Smith">H.M. Smith</a> &amp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Alfred_Chiszar&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="David Alfred Chiszar (page does not exist)">Chiszar</a>, 2001)</span> </h3></div> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_name" title="Common name">Commonly</a> known as Tepedelen's bevel-nosed boa.<sup id="cite_ref-RDB_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RDB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2></div> <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_name_(zoology)" title="Specific name (zoology)">specific name</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecific_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Subspecific name">subspecific name</a>, <i>paulsoni</i>, is in honour of Swedish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpetology" title="Herpetology">herpetologist</a> John Paulson.<sup id="cite_ref-EDR_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <p>The subspecific name, <i>tepedeleni</i>, is in honour of herpetologist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kumaran_Tepedelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kumaran Tepedelen (page does not exist)">Kumaran Tepedelen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EDR_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style> <div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-RDB-1"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RDB_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RDB_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RDB_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RDB_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Species <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Candoia&amp;species=carinata">Candoia carinata</a></i> at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reptile-database.org/">The Reptile Database</a> . www.reptile-database.org.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ITIS-2"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ITIS_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&amp;search_value=174324">"<i>Candoia</i>"</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System">Integrated Taxonomic Information System</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 10,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Candoia&amp;rft.pub=Integrated+Taxonomic+Information+System&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itis.gov%2Fservlet%2FSingleRpt%2FSingleRpt%3Fsearch_topic%3DTSN%26search_value%3D174324&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACandoia+carinata" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PapuaEcology-3"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PapuaEcology_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PapuaEcology_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"> <cite id="CITEREFMarshall,_Andrew_J.Beehler,_Bruce_McP.2007" class="citation book cs1">Marshall, Andrew J.; Beehler, Bruce McP. (2007). <i>The Ecology of Indonesian Papua: Part One: The Ecology of Indonesia Series, Volume VI</i>. North Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=The+Ecology+of+Indonesian+Papua%3A+Part+One%3A+The+Ecology+of+Indonesia+Series%2C+Volume+VI&amp;rft.pub=North+Clarendon%2C+Vermont%3A+Tuttle+Publishing&amp;rft.date=2007&amp;rft.au=Marshall%2C+Andrew+J.&amp;rft.au=Beehler%2C+Bruce+McP.&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACandoia+carinata" class="Z3988"></span> 784 pp. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7946-0393-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7946-0393-9">978-0-7946-0393-9</a>. (<i>Candoia paulsoni</i>, pp. 582, 595).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-EDR-4"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-EDR_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EDR_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). <i>The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles</i>. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4214-0135-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4214-0135-5">978-1-4214-0135-5</a>. (<i>Candoia paulsoni</i>, p. 202; <i>Candoia carinata tepedeleni</i>, p. 263).).</span> </li> </ol></div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Albert_Boulenger" title="George Albert Boulenger">Boulenger GA</a> (1893). <i>Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Containing the Families ... Boidæ ...</i> London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (<i>Enygrus carinatus</i>, pp.&nbsp;107–109).</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gottlob_Theaenus_Schneider" title="Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider">Schneider JG</a> (1801). <i>Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae Fasciculus Secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elaps, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias.</i> Jena: F. Frommann. vi + 374 pp. + Plates I-II. (<i>Boa carinata</i>, new species, pp.&nbsp;261–263). (in Latin).</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Muir_Smith" title="Hobart Muir Smith">Smith HM</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Alfred_Chiszmar&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="David Alfred Chiszmar (page does not exist)">Chiszmar D</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kumaran_Tepedelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kumaran Tepedelen (page does not exist)">Tepedelen K</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_van_Bruekelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank van Bruekelen (page does not exist)">van Breukelen F</a> (2001). "A revision of bevelnosed boas (<i>Candoia carinatus</i> complex) (Reptilia: Serpentes)". <i>Hamadryad</i> <b>26</b> (2): 283–315.</li> </ul> <div class="navbox-styles"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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id="Taxon_identifiers2277" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Taxon_identifiers" title="Help:Taxon identifiers">Taxon identifiers</a></div></th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;"><i>Candoia carinata</i></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikidata" title="Wikidata">Wikidata</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2065516" class="extiw" title="wikidata:Q2065516">Q2065516</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikispecies" title="Wikispecies">Wikispecies</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Candoia_carinata" class="extiw" title="wikispecies:Candoia carinata">Candoia carinata</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalogue_of_Life" title="Catalogue of Life">CoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/QLMX">QLMX</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Life" title="Encyclopedia of Life">EoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eol.org/pages/1056563">1056563</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility" title="Global Biodiversity Information Facility">GBIF</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gbif.org/species/2465240">2465240</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INaturalist" title="INaturalist">iNaturalist</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://inaturalist.org/taxa/32110">32110</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera" title="Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera">IRMNG</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&amp;id=10370504">10370504</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System">ITIS</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&amp;search_value=174324">174324</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/196561/0">196561</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information" title="National Center for Biotechnology Information">NCBI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&amp;id=51854">51854</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observation.org" title="Observation.org">Observation.org</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://observation.org/species/97824/">97824</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile_Database" title="Reptile Database">RD</a>: <span class="uid"><a class="external text" href="https://wikidata-externalid-url.toolforge.org/?url_prefix=https%3A%2F%2Freptile-database.reptarium.cz%2Fspecies%3F&amp;id=genus%3DCandoia%26species%3Dcarinata">carinata</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CITES" title="CITES">Species+</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/6233">6233</a></span></span></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> </tbody></table></div> <p><br> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1271159938">.mw-parser-output .asbox{position:relative;overflow:hidden}.mw-parser-output .asbox table{background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .asbox p{margin:0}.mw-parser-output .asbox p+p{margin-top:0.25em}.mw-parser-output .asbox-body{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .asbox-note{font-size:smaller}.mw-parser-output .asbox .navbar{position:absolute;top:-0.75em;right:1em;display:none}.mw-parser-output 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Common Names


  • Unknown Name
  • Taxonomic Hierarchy


    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Reptilia

    Order: Squamata

    Family: Boidae

    Genus: Candoia

    Species: Pacific Boa Candoia carinata

    Conservation Status


    least concern (LC)