Ungaliophis is a genus of dwarf boas found from southern Mexico to Colombia. Currently, two species are recognized.[2]
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| Panamanian dwarf boa (Ungaliophis panamensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Subfamily: | Ungaliophiinae |
| Genus: | Ungaliophis Müller, 1880 |
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- Common names: neotropical dwarf boas, bromeliad boas, banana boas.
Geographic range
editFound from the Pacific coastal plain and Meseta Central of Chiapas in Mexico, south through Central America (Pacific Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) to Colombia.[1]
Habitat
editThese snakes occupy a range of habitats from lowland rainforest to highland pine-oak forests to cloud forests. Their vertical distribution ranges from sea level to 2,300 m elevation.[1]
Species
edit| Species*[2] | Taxon author[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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| U. continentalisT | Müller, 1880 | Chiapan dwarf boa | Southern Mexico (eastern Chiapas), southwestern Guatemala and Honduras. |
| U. panamensis | Schmidt, 1933 | Panamanian dwarf boa | Southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and western Colombia. |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e 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).
- ^ a b c "Ungaliophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
External links
edit- Ungaliophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.