''Corallus blombergi'', the Ecuadorian annulated tree boa, is a
boa
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species
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found in Pacific
Ecuador
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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 Boaa
Corallus Dot Com Accessed 14 July 2008.
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