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Epicrates (rainbow boa)

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Epicrates was named by Wagler (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Boinae by Wagler (1830).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Epicrates Wagler

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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
genusEpicratesWagler 1830

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.

G. Epicrates Wagler 1830 [rainbow boa]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Head 2005, Behler and King 1979, Greene 1997

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) Epicrates sp. (67386)
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 Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Epicrates sp. (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Epicrates striatus (144649)