Corallus blombergi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Corallus |
| Species: | C. blombergi
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| Binomial name | |
| Corallus blombergi (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)
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Corallus blombergi, the Ecuadorian annulated tree boa, is a boa species[1] found in Pacific Ecuador.
Description
[edit]Medium-sized, not much is known about its natural history.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Regarded as a full species, C. blombergi, by some experts, primarily due to its significantly different bone morphology, color and scalation.
References
[edit]- ^ 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).
- ^ Stafford PJ, Henderson RJ. 1996. Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America. Krieger Publishing Company. 120 pp. ISBN 0-89464-975-2.
Further reading
[edit]- Peters JA, Orejas-Miranda B. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part 1. Snakes. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 297: 1–347.
External links
[edit]- Ecuadorian Annulated Tree Boa at Corallus Dot Com. Accessed 14 July 2008.
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