Candoia bibroni australis: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
Lyttle-Wight (talk | contribs) Taxobox: Dab & xref authorities, clean up. |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
| subspecies = '''''C. b. australis''''' |
| subspecies = '''''C. b. australis''''' |
||
| trinomial = ''Candoia bibroni australis'' |
| trinomial = ''Candoia bibroni australis'' |
||
| trinomial_authority = ( |
| trinomial_authority = ([[Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier|Montrouzier]], 1860) |
||
| synonyms = * ''Boa australis'' |
| synonyms = * ''Boa australis'' <small>Montrouzier, 1860</small> |
||
* ''Enygrus australis'' |
* ''Enygrus australis'' <br><small>— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1893</small> |
||
* ''Enygrus bibroni australis'' |
* ''Enygrus bibroni australis'' <br><small>— [[Fritz Sarasin|Sarasin]] & [[:fr:Jean Roux|Roux]], 1913</small> |
||
* ''Candoia bibronii australis'' |
* ''Candoia bibronii australis'' <br><small>— [[Lothar Forcart|Forcart]], 1951</small> |
||
* ''Candoia bibroni australis'' |
* ''Candoia bibroni australis'' <br><small>— [[Andrew Francis Stimson|Stimson]], 1969</small><ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, [[Jonathan A. Campbell|Campbell JA]], Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington: District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref> |
||
}} |
}} |
||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
==Description== |
==Description== |
||
Adults can grow up to {{convert|2|to|5|ft|1}}. Mature females are typically much larger than the males. Longevity is 10 years or more.<ref name="G&B01">Griswold B, Bartlett RD. 2001. Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification and Care Guide. Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 257 pp. ISBN 0-7641-1650-9</ref> |
Adults can grow up to {{convert|2|to|5|ft|1}}. Mature females are typically much larger than the males. Longevity is 10 years or more.<ref name="G&B01">Griswold B, Bartlett RD. 2001. ''Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification and Care Guide''. Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 257 pp. ISBN 0-7641-1650-9</ref> |
||
==Geographic range== |
==Geographic range== |
||
Revision as of 01:54, 21 February 2014
| Candoia bibroni australis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Suborder: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. b. australis
|
| Trinomial name | |
| Candoia bibroni australis (Montrouzier, 1860)
| |
| Synonyms | |
- Common names: Solomon Island tree boa.
Candoia bibroni australis is a non-venomous boa subspecies[2] found in the Solomon Islands.
Description
Adults can grow up to 2 to 5 feet (0.6 to 1.5 m). Mature females are typically much larger than the males. Longevity is 10 years or more.[3]
Geographic range
Found in the Solomon Islands.[3] The type locality given is "Nouvelle-Calédonie" (New Caledonia).[1]
Feeding
The young will prey on small frogs and lizards, while an adult feed on larger prey such as smaller rodents.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington: District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Candoia bibroni australis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ a b c Griswold B, Bartlett RD. 2001. Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification and Care Guide. Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 257 pp. ISBN 0-7641-1650-9
External links
- Candoia bibroni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 July 2008.
_from_Barangay_Nassiping,_Gattaran_-_ZooKeys-266-001-g077.jpg){kind=small} | This Alethinophidia article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |