The Boinae are a purported
subfamily of
boa
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s found in
Central and
South America
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as well as the
West Indies
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.
In the
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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(ITIS), the ''Boinae'' are considered an invalid synonym of
Boidae
The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific Islands. Boas include some of the world's largest snakes, with the green anacond ...
.
Genera
''*) Not including the nominate subspecies.''
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Type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal ...
.
Taxonomy
The genera ''
Acrantophis
''Acrantophis'' is a genus of terrestrial boid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.
Species
Two species
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'' and ''
Sanzinia
''Sanzinia'' is a genus of snakes in the family Boidae
The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific Islands. Boas include ...
'' were erroneously synonymized with the genus ''
Boa
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'' by Kluge in 1991.
These have now been transferred to the resurrected subfamily
Sanziniinae
The Sanziniinae are a subfamily of boid snakes containing four species endemic to the island of Madagascar.
Taxonomy
It contains two genera, each one with two species:
*''Acrantophis'' - Jan, 1860
:: '' Acrantophis dumerili'', Duméril's bo ...
.
The genus ''
Candoia
''Candoia'' is a genus of non-venomous boas found mostly in New Guinea, Melanesia and the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Five species are recognized. Common names include the bevel-nosed boas and keel-scaled boas.
Description
The species of the ge ...
''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 Zoology, Univ. of Michigan No. 178
PDFa
University of Michigan Library Accessed 8 July 2008.
External links
Boinaea
ZipcodeZoo.com Accessed 14 July 2008.
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Extant Paleocene first appearances
Tetrapod subfamilies
Taxa named by John Edward Gray