| Abstract: | Confusion regarding the application of the proper scientific name for the common Neotropical tree boa has existed since Linnaeus described Boa enydris and Boa hortulana in 1758. We review the nomenclatural history of the species and point out the misapplication of scientific names that have characterized this form. Our review indicates that the proper scientific name for this highly variable, wide-ranging arboreal boid is Corallus hortulanus, not Corallus enydris, as has been used so frequently in recent years. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 5220921 |
| Citation Author: | McDiarmid, R.W.; Toure, T.; Savage, J.M. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Herpetology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | The proper name of the neotropical tree boa often referred to as Corallus enhydris (Serpentes: Boidae); 1996; Article; Journal; Journal of Herpetology; McDiarmid, R.W.; Toure, T.; Savage, J.M. |
| Citation Start Page: | 320 |
| Citation Volume: | 30 |
| Citation Year: | 1996 |
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| Text: | The proper name of the neotropical tree boa often referred to as Corallus enhydris (Serpentes: Boidae); 1996; Article; Journal; Journal of Herpetology; McDiarmid, R.W.; Toure, T.; Savage, J.M. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1565168 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:17 -0500 |
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