Boa nebulosa

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Boa nebulosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Boa
Species:
B. nebulosa
Binomial name
Boa nebulosa
(Lazell, 1964)

Boa nebulosa, the Dominican boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Dominica. [2]

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References

  1. Daltry, J.C.; Powell, R.; Henderson, R.W. (2018). "Boa nebulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T74863215A75171341. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. Boa nebulosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 December 2014.