Candoia paulsoni
Candoia paulsoni, also known as the Solomon Islands ground boa, is a species of boa native to the Maluku Islands and Melanesia. Five subspecies are recognized.[2]
| Candoia paulsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Candoia |
| Species: | C. paulsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Candoia paulsoni (Stull, 1956) | |
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Subspecies
- C. p. paulsoni (Stull, 1956) – the Solomon Islands
- C. p. vindumi Smith & Chiszar, 2001 – Bougainville Island
- C. p. tasmai Smith & Tepedelen 2001 – Halmahera and the Talaud Islands
- C. p. mcdowelli Smith & Chiszar, 2001 – eastern Papua New Guinea
- C. p. sadlieri Smith & Chiszar, 2001 – Woodlark Island
- C. p. rosadoi Smith & Chiszar, 2001 – Misima Island
Distribution
The type locality is Ugi Island in the Solomon Islands.[2]
Etymology
The specific name paulsoni is in honor of the Swedish herpetologist John Paulson.[3]
References
- Allison, A., Hamilton, A., Tallowin, O., Parker, F., O'Shea, M. & Stubbs, A. , (2021). "Candoia paulsoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/196560/2459801 Downloadedon 22 July 2021.
- "Candoia paulsoni (STULL, 1956)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles (2011), p. 202. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5
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