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Boinae

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy

Boinae was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Boidae by Gray (1825), Perrier (1928), Kuhn (1946), McGrew et al. (1959), Kuhn (1966), Holman and Case (1988) and Albino and Carlini (2008); and to Macrostomata by Longrich et al. (2012).

Subtaxa

Acrantophis, Bavarioboa, Boa (syn. Pseudoepicrates), Cheilophis, Chubutophis, Corallus, Epicrates, Hordleophis, Rukwanyoka, Sanjuanophis, Tallahattaophis, Titanoboa, Waincophis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1825	Boinae Gray
1928	Boinae Perrier p. 3102
1946	Boinae Kuhn p. 62
1959	Boinae McGrew et al. p. 143
1966	Boinae Kuhn p. 62
1988	Boinae Holman and Case p. 329
2008	Boinae Albino and Carlini
2012	Boinae Longrich et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
—	Squamata	()
suborder	Ophidia	(Latreille 1804)
—	Serpentes	(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorder	Alethinophidia
—	Macrostomata
superfamily	Booidea	Gray 1825
family	Boidae	Gray 1825
subfamily	Boinae	Gray 1825
subfamily	Boinae	Gray 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

†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

†Boa blanchardensis Bochaton and Bailon 2018

Boa constrictor Linnaeus 1758

Invalid names: Pseudoepicrates stanolseni Vanzolini 1952 [synonym]

Invalid names: Pseudoepicrates Auffenberg 1963 [synonym]

G. †Cheilophis Gilmore 1938

†Cheilophis huerfanoensis Gilmore 1938

G. †Chubutophis Albino 1993

†Chubutophis grandis Albino 1993

G. Corallus Daudin 1803

†Corallus priscus Rage 2001

G. Epicrates Wagler 1830 [rainbow boa]

G. †Hordleophis Holman 1996

†Hordleophis balconae Holman 1996

G. †Rukwanyoka McCartney et al. 2014

†Rukwanyoka holmani McCartney et al. 2014

G. †Sanjuanophis Sullivan and Lucas 1988

†Sanjuanophis froehlichi Sullivan and Lucas 1988

G. †Tallahattaophis Holman and Case 1988

†Tallahattaophis dunni Holman and Case 1988

G. †Titanoboa Head et al. 2009

†Titanoboa cerrejonensis Head et al. 2009

G. †Waincophis Albino 1987

†Waincophis australis Albino 1987

†Waincophis cameratus Rage 2001

†Waincophis pressulus Rage 2001

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
E. Perrier 1928	Pas 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.