Corallus annulatus

Corallus annulatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Corallus
Species:	C. annulatus
Binomial name
	Corallus annulatus; (Cope, 1875)
Synonyms
	Xiphostoma annulatum - Cope, 1875; Corallus annulatus - Boulenger, 1893; Boa annulata [annulata] - Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940; [Corallus] a[nnulata]. annulata - Peters, 1957; Corallus annulatus annulatus - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970;

Corallus annulatus is a non-venomous boa species found in Central and South America. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.^[2]

Common names: ringed tree boa,^[3] annulated tree boa, northern annulated tree boa.

Description[]

The color pattern consists of a brownish-red ground color overlaid with blackish rings or netlike reticulations.^[3]

Geographic range[]

Found in Central America in eastern Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. Also in South America in Pacific Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. The type locality given is "Costa Rica."^[1]

Subspecies[]

Subspecies^[2]	Taxon author^[2]	Common name
C. a. annulatus	(Cope, 1875)	Northern annulated tree boa
C. a. blombergi	(Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)	Ecuadorian annulated tree boa
	(Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)	Colombian annulated tree boa

References[]

^ ^a ^b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Corallus annulatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^ ^a ^b Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.

External links[]

Corallus annulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 July 2008.

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[McD99-1] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

[ITIS-2] "Corallus annulatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 July 2008.

[Meh87-3] Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.

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