Boa sigma
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Booidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Boinae
Genus: Boa
Species: Boa sigma
Name
Boa sigma Smith, 1943
- Holotype: USNM 46484, adult ♀, collected by Nelson & Goldman on 12 May 1897.
- Type locality: “María Madre Island, Tres Marías Islands”.
Combinations
- Constrictor constrictor sigma Smith, 1943: 411 [Original combination, as subspecies]
- Boa sigma — Card et al., 2016 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]
References
Primary references
- Smith, H.M. 1943. Summary of the collections of snakes and crocodilians made in Mexico under the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship. Proceeding of the U. S. National Museum 93(3169): 393–504.
- Card, D.C., Schield, D.R., Adams, R.H., Corbin, A.B., Perry, B.W., Andrew, A.L., Pasquesi, G.I.M., Smith, E.N., Jezkova, T., Boback, S.M., Booth, W. & Castoe, T.A. 2016. Phylogeographic and population genetic analyses reveal multiple species of Boa and independent origins of insular dwarfism. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 102: 104–116. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.034
Reference page.
Additional references
- Reynolds, R.G. & Henderson, R.W. 2018. Boas of the World (Superfamily Booidea): A Checklist With Systematic, Taxonomic, and Conservation Assessments. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162(1): 1–59. DOI: 10.3099/MCZ48.1
Reference page.