Boa orophias, the Saint Lucia boa or San Lucia boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Saint Lucia. Boa orophias was described as a full species by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, but many later authors have classified it as a subspecies of Boa constrictor.[3] According to the IUCN Red List, Boa orophias is a species, which they have listed as Endangered.[1]
Boa orophias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Genus: | Boa |
Species: | B. orophias
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Binomial name | |
Boa orophias | |
Location of Saint Lucia |
References
edit- ^ a b Daltry, J.C. (2018). "Boa orophias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T74866530A75171346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T74866530A75171346.en. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Aguilar, R.; Hošek, J., eds. (2022). "Boa orophias". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-03-28.