Boa constrictor Linnaeus 1758 (boa)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Synonyms: Neurodromicus barbouri Vanzolini 1952, Neurodromicus stanolseni Vanzolini 1952, Pseudoepicrates stanolseni Vanzolini 1952

Belongs to Boa according to C. L. Linnaeus 1758

See also Auffenberg 1963, Rage 1984 and Vanzolini 1952

Sister taxon: Boa blanchardensis

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), Argentina (1), Brazil (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (1)

• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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