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Boinae

Reptilia - Boidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Boinae Gray
1928Boinae Perrier p. 3102
1946Boinae Kuhn p. 62
1959Boinae McGrew et al. p. 143
1966Boinae Kuhn p. 62
1984Boinae Rage p. 14
1988Boinae Holman and Case p. 329
2008Boinae Albino and Carlini
2012Boinae Longrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyBoinaeGray 1825
subfamilyBoinaeGray 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Boinae Gray 1825
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G. Acrantophis Jan 1860 [boa]
G. †Bavarioboa Szyndlar and Schleich 1993
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†Bavarioboa bachensis Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa crocheti Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa hermi Szyndlar and Schleich 1993
†Bavarioboa herrlingensis Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa minuta Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa ultima Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa vaylatsae Szyndlar and Rage 2003
G. Boa Linnaeus 1758
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†Boa blanchardensis Bochaton and Bailon 2018
Boa constrictor Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Pseudoepicrates stanolseni Vanzolini 1952 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pseudoepicrates Auffenberg 1963 [synonym]
G. †Chubutophis Albino 1993
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†Chubutophis grandis Albino 1993
G. Corallus Daudin 1803
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†Corallus priscus Rage 2001
G. †Daunophis Swinton 1926
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†Daunophis langi Swinton 1926
G. Epicrates Wagler 1830 [rainbow boa]
G. †Hordleophis Holman 1996
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†Hordleophis balconae Holman 1996
G. †Palaeopython Rochebrune 1880
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†Palaeopython cadurcensis Filhol 1877
†Palaeopython ceciliensis Barnes 1927
†Palaeopython filholi de Rochebrune 1880
†Palaeopython helveticus Georgalis and Scheyer 2019
†Palaeopython neglectus de Rochebrune 1884
Invalid names: Palaeopython sardus Portis 1901 [nomen dubium]
G. †Paleryx Owen 1850
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†Paleryx cayluxi De Stefano 1905
†Paleryx depressus Owen 1849
†Paleryx rhombifer Owen 1849
†Paleryx spinifer Barnes 1927
G. †Plesiotortrix Rochebrune 1884
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†Plesiotortrix edwardsi de Rochebrune 1884
G. †Rukwanyoka McCartney et al. 2014
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†Rukwanyoka holmani McCartney et al. 2014
G. †Sanjuanophis Sullivan and Lucas 1988
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†Sanjuanophis froehlichi Sullivan and Lucas 1988
G. †Tallahattaophis Holman and Case 1988
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†Tallahattaophis dunni Holman and Case 1988
G. †Titanoboa Head et al. 2009
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†Titanoboa cerrejonensis Head et al. 2009
G. †Waincophis Albino 1987
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†Waincophis australis Albino 1987
†Waincophis cameratus Rage 2001
†Waincophis pressulus Rage 2001
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Perrier 1928Pas d'os sus-orbitaire; frontaux allant jusqu'aux orbites; sous-caudales unisériées en général; intermaxillaires toujours édentés, mais des dents maxillaires palatines et ptérygoïdiennes. Un cou distinct; queue courte, plus ou moins préhensile.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Created: 2005-09-23 12:54:43
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:54:43
Source: subf = subfamily, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Head 2005, Greene 1997, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Casamayoran to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8Colombia (Guajira) Titanoboa cerrejonensis (106271)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene58.7 - 48.6Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) B. sp. A , B. sp. B , Waincophis sp., Corallus sp., Corallus priscus, Waincophis pressulus, Waincophis cameratus (48091)
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Chubut) Boinae indet. (141758) Chubutophis grandis (176491) Waincophis australis (39295)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Sanjuanophis froehlichi (186898 186906)
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Boinae indet. (38879)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Tallahattaophis dunni (13346)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Palaeopython ceciliensis, Paleryx spinifer (13322 45002)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Jammu and Kashmir) Boinae indet. (77524)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Rhone) Palaeopython sp. (151252)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Boinae indet. (28978)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Boinae indet. (16517)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Picardie Region) B. large size, B. medium size (12847)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Palaeopython cadurcensis (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Palaeopython cadurcensis (31736 183350)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Chubut) Boa sp. (13779)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Palaeopython cadurcensis (12841 12843 12849 12852)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland Palaeopython helveticus (195855 201873) Palaeopython sp. (morphotype 3), Palaeopython helveticus (195854)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Palaeopython cadurcensis (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Hordleophis balconae, Palaeopython cadurcensis (39662) Paleryx rhombifer, Paleryx depressus (181272) Paleryx sp., Paleryx rhombifer (38862) Serpentes indet. (39236)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeopython cadurcensis, Paleryx rhombifer (28747)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France Palaeopython filholi (84657)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Palaeopython filholi (12846)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.2 - 15.97France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Palaeopython cadurcensis, Palaeopython filholi, Palaeopython neglectus, Plesiotortrix edwardsi, Paleryx cayluxi (179194)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Boinae indet. (118196)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Bavarioboa sp. (60214)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Tanzania (Mbeya) Rukwanyoka holmani (167432)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Bavarioboa vaylatsae (36718)
MP 2728.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Bavarioboa sp. (59124)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Bavarioboa crocheti (36712 36715)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Bavarioboa minuta (59125)
MP 28 - MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Bavarioboa herrlingensis (59126)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Bavarioboa bachensis (60215)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44Turkey (Van) Bavarioboa sp. (136898)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Turkey (Ankara) Bavarioboa sp. (64382)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Turkey (Ankara) Bavarioboa sp. (64378)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Waincophis sp. (27311)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Portugal (Lisbon) Bavarioboa sp. (35985)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Neurodromicus stanolseni, Neurodromicus barbouri (18597)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Czech Republic (Moravia) Bavarioboa hermi (190142)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97France Bavarioboa sp. (60212)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Czech Republic (Ústí nad Labem) Bavarioboa sp. (48173)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Germany (Hesse) Bavarioboa hermi (228327)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary) Gongylophis sp. (138666)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Bavarioboa hermi (28629)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria (Styria) Bavarioboa sp. (74539)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Boinae indet. (27575)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Bavarioboa sp., Bavarioboa hermi (134954)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Bavarioboa sp. (46955)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) Bavarioboa ultima (60213)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Venezuela (Falcón) Boinae indet. (63519)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Rio Negro) Boinae indet. (61265)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquen) Boidae indet. (28611)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Boinae indet. (48439)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Argentina (La Pampa) Boinae indet. (231228)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Waincophis sp. (55602)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) Epicrates sp. (67386)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcón) Boinae indet. (63520)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Myanmar Daunophis langi (28748)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Boa sp. (198863)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela (Falcon) Corallus sp. (122033)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Venezuela (Monagas) Boa constrictor (147081)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Middle Pleistocene3.6 - 0.129Venezuela (Monagas) Corallus sp. (227296)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Boa constrictor (106304)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Epicrates striatus (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Epicrates sp. (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Corallus hortulanus, Boa constrictor (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Epicrates sp. (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guadeloupe Boa blanchardensis (195154 195155 195156)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Epicrates striatus (144649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Boa constrictor (94616)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Acrantophis sp. (92733)