Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Boinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Boidae Scientific name Epicrates Higher classification Boinae Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Lower classifications Rainbow boa, Epicrates maurus, Chilabothrus angulifer, Jamaican boa, Puerto Rican boa | ||
Epicrates is a genus of non-venomous boas found in South America, Central America and the West Indies. Ten species are currently recognized.
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Geographic range
Found in lower Central America through South America as far south as Argentina, as well as in the West Indies.
Species
*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type species.
References
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