†Boa blanchardensis Bochaton and Bailon 2018 (boa)
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Full reference: C. Bochaton and S. Bailon. 2018. A new fossil species of Boa Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata, Boidae), from the Pleistocene of Marie-Galante Island (French West Indies). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (e1462829 )
Belongs to Boa according to C. Bochaton and S. Bailon 2018
Sister taxon: Boa constrictor
Type specimen: MEC-A-18.1.1.1 , a partial skull (parabasisphenoid). Its type locality is Blanchard Cave Pleistocene layers, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Guadeloupe.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Guadeloupe (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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