The specific name, alvarezi, is in honor of Argentine herpetologist Antenor Álvarez (1864–1948).[3]
The specific name, assisi, is in honor of Arlindo de Assis who collected the holotype.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcdMcDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Epicrates alvarezi, p. 6).
^Species Epicrates assisi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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epicrates, snake, epicrates, genus, venomous, snakes, subfamily, boinae, family, boidae, genus, native, south, america, central, america, five, species, currently, recognized, being, valid, including, rainbow, epicratesbrazilian, rainbow, cenchriascientific, c. Epicrates is a genus of non venomous snakes in the subfamily Boinae of the family Boidae The genus is native to South America and Central America Five species are currently recognized as being valid including the rainbow boa 2 EpicratesBrazilian rainbow boa E c cenchriaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily BoidaeSubfamily BoinaeGenus EpicratesWagler 1830SynonymsEpicrates Wagler 1830 Chilabothrus A M C Dumeril amp Bibron 1844 Cliftia Gray 1849 Epicarsius Fischer 1856 Homalochilus Fischer 1856 Piesigaster Seoane 1881 Epicrates Boulenger 1893 Boella H M Smith amp Chiszar 1992 1 Contents 1 Distribution and habitat 2 Species 3 Etymology 4 References 5 External linksDistribution and habitat editSpecies of Epicrates are found in lower Central America through South America as far south as Argentina 1 Species editSpecies 2 Taxon author 2 Subspecies 2 Common name Geographic range 1 ImageE alvarezi Abalos Baez amp Nader 1964 0 Argentinian rainbow boa northern Argentina southeastern Bolivia western Paraguay nbsp E assisi Machado 1945 0 Caatinga rainbow boa Brazil nbsp E cenchriaT Linnaeus 1758 4 Rainbow boa 2 French Guiana Suriname Guyana Colombia Venezuela Peru Brazil Bolivia and Argentina nbsp E crassus Cope 1862 0 Paraguayan rainbow boa Paraguay Bolivia Argentina and Brazil nbsp E maurus Gray 1849 0 Colombian rainbow boa Brown rainbow boa Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Colombia Venezuela Guyana Suriname northern Brazil Trinidad Tobago Isla Margarita nbsp Not including the nominate subspecies T Type species 1 Etymology editThe specific name alvarezi is in honor of Argentine herpetologist Antenor Alvarez 1864 1948 3 The specific name assisi is in honor of Arlindo de Assis who collected the holotype 4 References edit a b c d McDiarmid RW Campbell JA Toure T 1999 Snake Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference vol 1 Washington District of Columbia Herpetologists League 511 pp ISBN 1 893777 00 6 series ISBN 1 893777 01 4 volume a b c d e Epicrates Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 6 July 2008 Beolens B Watkins M Grayson M 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Epicrates alvarezi p 6 Species Epicrates assisi at The Reptile Database www reptile database org External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Epicrates Epicrates at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Accessed 6 July 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Epicrates snake amp oldid 1180140410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
