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Corallus Blombergi
''Corallus blombergi'', the Ecuadorian annulated tree boa, is a boa species found in Pacific Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku .... Description Medium-sized, not much is known about its natural history.Stafford PJ, Henderson RJ. 1996. Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus ''Corallus'' of Tropical America. Krieger Publishing Company. 120 pp. . Taxonomy Regarded as a full species, ''C. blombergi'', by some experts, primarily due to its significantly different bone morphology, color and scalation. References Further reading * Peters JA, Orejas-Miranda B. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part 1. Snakes. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 297: 1–347. External links Ecuadorian Annulated Tree BoaaCorallus Dot Com Accessed 14 July 2008. blombergi {{Alet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boinae
The Boinae are a purported subfamily of boas found in Central and South America as well as the West Indies. In the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), the ''Boinae'' are considered an invalid synonym of Boidae. Genera ''*) Not including the nominate subspecies.'' ) 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. See also * List of boine species and subspecies This is a list of all extant genera, species and subspecies of the snakes of the subfamily Boinae, otherwise referred to as boines or true boas. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Roy McDia ... References Further reading * Kluge AG. 1991. Boine Snake Phylogeny and Research Cycles. Misc. Pub. Museum of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Ekuatur Nunka''), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's capital and largest city is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
