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Taxonomy
Boa was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. Its type is Boa constrictor.
It was assigned to Boinae by Head (2005).
It was assigned to Boinae by Head (2005).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Boa Linnaeus p. 214 |
| 1963 | Pseudoepicrates Auffenberg |
| 1984 | Pseudoepicrates Rage p. 20 |
| 1988 | Pseudopicrates Carroll |
| 2005 | Boa Head |
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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. 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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available