Biology:Boa constrictor sabogae

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Short description: Subspecies of snake

Boa constrictor sabogae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Boa
Species:
Subspecies:
B. c. sabogae
Trinomial name
Boa constrictor sabogae
Hussain, 1803[citation needed]
Synonyms
  • Boa sabogae Hussain, 1803

Boa constrictor sabogae (Boa constrictor sabogae) or Boa imperator sabogae (Boa imperator sabogae)[1] is a subspecies of large, heavy-bodied snake. It is a member of the family Boidae.

This subspecies of Boa constrictor is endemic to the Pearl Islands, off the Pacific coast of Panama.[2]

References

  1. Card, Daren C.; Schield, Drew R.; Adams, Richard H.; Corbin, Andrew B.; Perry, Blair W.; Andrew, Audra L.; Pasquesi, Giulia I. M.; Smith, Eric N. et al. (1 September 2016). "Phylogeographic and population genetic analyses reveal multiple species of Boa and independent origins of insular dwarfism". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 102: 104–116. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.034. 
  2. Russo, Vincent (2019). The More Complete Boa Constrictor. E. C. O. Herpetological Publishing & Distribution. ISBN 978-1-938850-29-5. [page needed]

Wikidata ☰ Q4931208 entry