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    Species Accepted

    Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Brazilian Rainbow Boa
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Epicrates
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 1 country or island

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      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      MexicoYes
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      38 results
      Almindelig Regnbueboa Danish
      Boa arc de Sant Martí Catalan–Valencian
      Boa arc-en-ciel French
      Boa arco iris Spanish
      Brazilian Rainbow Boa English
      Cobra-Arco-Íris Portuguese
      Cobra-de-Veado Portuguese
      Jiboia-Arco-Íris Portuguese
      Jiboia-Vermelha Portuguese
      Jiboí Portuguese

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
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      Source Dataset

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      148 results
      Leite, G. A. and T. F. Dorado-Rodrigues. (2017). Epicrates cenchria (Salamanta; Rainbow Boa) Diet. Herpetological Review 48 (2): 449-450.
      Duellman, W.E., & Salas, A.W. (1991). Annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Cuzco Amazonico, Peru. Occas. Papers Mus. Of Natur. Hist., Univ. Of Kansas, Lawrence (143): 13 Pp.
      Donato, C. R., Trindade Dantas, M. A., & Da Rocha, P. A. (2012). Epicrates cenchria (rainbow boa) diet and foraging behavior. Herpetological Review 43: 343-344.
      Kacoliris F.P.; Berkunsky I. & Williams J. (2006). Herpetofauna of Impenetrable, Argentinean Great Chaco. Phyllomedusa 5 (2): 149-158.
      La Marca, Enrique; Soriano, Pascual J. (1995). Epicrates cenchria cenchria. Herpetological Review 26 (2): 109.
      Mendes-Pinto, T. J. & S. Marques de Souza. (2011). Preliminary assessment of amphibians and reptiles from Floresta Nacional do Trairão, with a new snake record for the Pará state, Brazilian Amazon. Salamandra 47 (4): 199-206.
      Hamdan, B. & R. M. Lira-da-Silva. (2012). The snakes of Bahia State, northeastern Brazil: species richness, composition and biogeographical notes. Salamandra 48 (1): 31-50.
      Rivera, P.C., Cola, V.D., Martı ́nez, J.J., Gardenal, C.N. and Chiaraviglio, M. (2011). Species Delimitation in the Continental Forms of the Genus Epicrates (Serpentes, Boidae) Integrating Phylogenetics and Environmental Niche Models. PLoS One 6 (9): E22199. Doi:10.1371/Journal.Pone.0022199.
      Frazzetta, T. H. (1959). STUDIES ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION OF THE SKULL IN THE BOIDAE (SERPENTES). Part. 1. Cranial Differences Between Python sebae and Epicrates cenchris. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 119: 451-477.
      Metcalf, M. F., Guedouar, E., Davis, L., Rodriguez, A., Marsh, A., Pacaya, E. T., ... & Gunnels IV, C. W. (2023). Herpetofauna of Madre Selva Biological Station in Loreto, Peru. Herpetology Notes, 16, 727-740.

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