Scientific name Boinae Rank Subfamily | Phylum Chordata Suborder Serpentes Length Green anaconda: 4.6 m Higher classification Boas | |
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Lower classifications Boa constrictor, Anaconda, Epicrates, Rainbow boa, Corallus | ||
The Boinae are a subfamily of boas found in Central and South America as well as the West Indies. Four genera comprising 24 species are currently recognized.
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Genera
*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type genus.
Taxonomy
The genera Acrantophis and Sanzinia were erroneously synonymized with the genus Boa by Kluge in 1991. These have now been transferred to the resurrected subfamily Sanziniinae. The genus Candoia has similarly been transferred to its own subfamily, Candoiinae.
References
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