Boa blanchardensis Bochaton and Bailon 2018 (boa)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

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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