Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Boinae Higher classification Corallus | |
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Similar Corallus, Boas, Snake, Corallus cookii, Reptile | ||
Cropan s boa corallus cropanii xenoboa rediscovered
Corallus cropanii, or Cropan's tree boa, is a nonvenomous boa species found in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. No subspecies are currently recognized. Until 2017, no specimen of this snake had been seen alive since 1953 and only thee to six specimens collected, but in late January, 2017, an adult female Cropan's tree boa measuring 5.5 ft (1.7 m) was captured by locals in Ribeira who brought it to herpetologists from the Butantan Institute and the University of São Paulo Museum of Zoology, who radio-tagged and released the animal to learn more about the species' behavior.
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Etymology
The specific name, cropanii, is in honor of Italian geologist Ottorino de Fiore, Baron of Cropani.
Description
C. cropanii has dorsal scales in more than 30, but fewer than 36 rows at midbody, and also has deep sensory pits on most or all upper labials.
C. cropanii is very rare. Only between three to six known specimens have ever been collected, and virtually nothing is known about its natural history. It has been discovered recently from the specimen found in Ribeira that Cropan's tree boas are often arboreal.
Geographic range
Found only on or near the coastal plain at 40–45 m (131–148 ft) elevation in the municipalities of Miracatu, Pedro de Toledo, and Santos, in São Paulo, Brazil. The type locality given is "Miracatu, State of São Paulo, Brazil".