Corallus grenadensis, also known as the Grenada tree boa or Grenada Bank tree boa, is a boa species found in Grenada.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2][3] Like all other boas, it is not venomous.

Description

A species with a variable color pattern, it is found in a wide range of habitats, but is mainly encountered in drier scrublands and wet rainforests. Rarely found in captivity.[4]

Geographic range

Found in the Grenadines, including Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux, Mustique, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island and Carriacou and Grenada.[5] The type locality given is "St. George's, Grenada."[2][5]

References

  1. ^ Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. (2021). "Corallus grenadensis [sic]". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44580027/44580035. Downloaded on 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Corallus grenadensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Corallus grenadensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  4. ^ Stafford, Peter J. & Robert W. Henderson (1996). Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas: The Genus Corallus of Tropical America. Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89464-975-2. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  5. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corallus_grenadensis
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